For those days. “We Feel in Waves” – Recorded 11/07/2022 – Auroraboros – Objects, and the Distance Between Them We feel in waves. At times, they lap at the shores of our heart, cool and calm, manageable. At others, they crash loudly, roaring and pounding down upon us, threatening as they do any semblance of … Continue reading We Feel in Waves
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The Fall of the Vapor Mystic, Part IV (What We Do for Love)
Why do I even write these days? Why do I try? Why do I try as hard as I do when clearly there are more effective and efficient approaches. Someone has it figured out... Not me. I see so many others who write poems that reach audiences of hundreds or even thousands. I see … Continue reading The Fall of the Vapor Mystic, Part IV (What We Do for Love)
The Light that Has Always Been Shining Down
The sun is always shining Whether it falls unobstructed through clear blue skies Or comes down obscured by clouds and intermittent objects Some days It is hard to remember that the sun still burns That there is anything but the grey The fog of daily life filling our lives Pouring over and into our very … Continue reading The Light that Has Always Been Shining Down
The Past, At Rest, Awakens
Eyes once closed Spring open Once more Returning from Deep freeze Seeing clearly Scenes long since abandoned Grey and faded Curled at the edges From years of neglect Reminiscence Sorrow relived Sometimes the past Is best left In the past Bridges to nowhere Thomassons true Utterly useless But clearly maintained Only when accessed Now we … Continue reading The Past, At Rest, Awakens
In-Between
I was born in the ocean Baby Dripping wet Every inch Swam with fishes Sharks with teeth Felt the cool water Touched the reef I have wandered the desert Child Sand from sea Waking sleep Lucid dreams 40 days Underneath Sun and heat I have felt the flames lick Son At my feet As father … Continue reading In-Between
Born of a Future Unrealized
We all begin With a bright light At our center Illuminating all we are But it is also from this center That we expand outward In our awareness And as such There is much of ourselves That goes unseen Even by our own eyes The light shines broadly Though time brings empty voids There are … Continue reading Born of a Future Unrealized
Living in the Now but Observant of the Past
How it pains and confounds me all the same To hear you say things like You feel as if you are a "burden" Or that you have "let me down" M.J.S.C... There is no doubt You are tethered to me But you are not A line to be without A weight to bear You float … Continue reading Living in the Now but Observant of the Past
The Evolution of a Verse
Start Slowly Move forward with Line after beautiful Line Not creating Rather weaving together What is Into something Entirely new The Poet speaks from The past The heart The soul Translating In real time In future tense Experience and memory Into something Entirely new As the words depart The mind's eye Whether via pen or … Continue reading The Evolution of a Verse
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