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New Poem – climb…

Posted by on Sep 3, 2013 in Blog feature, Recent Writing | 67 comments

New Poem – climb…

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Climb too enthusiastically

Into a mirror of the self

And you may never get out,

Never escape the greedy maze

Of its seductive stare.

 

For myself, I understand

I simply have to be

And give, as best I can.

And then just leave.

 

Complicit in lingering too long?

I hope not…

 

Far better to focus instead

On establishing a warmth

And light within,

That begins to stir

Your very own story.

Then, at whatever point in your life,

You have a way forward,

A purpose to begin.

 

Follow its lead,

Treasure wherever it takes you,

Make of it what you will.

And when the heat

Of its giddy energy

Starts to fade,

Then you know

Your time may be running short.

 

Once in a while,

Along the way,

By all means pause

To consider your situation,

If you must!

Like the most delicate of cautious spiders

That sometime

Might still think it necessary to flee

Or even to stop and fight,

To quarrel,

To consume or be consumed.

 

Your fate though

Is not nearly as tentative

Or parlous as this.

For, along the oft fearful

And meandering trail,

The miasm of life,

Your hallowed soul within

Still offers you clear direction

And fragrant sanctuary.

Sacred space in which

To distil, like amber,

The best of your love.

And forgives you also

For mistakes of the heart

And nostalgia for moments gone,

But not forgotten…

 

The best of times

When you shone as you should.

 

The true harvest here

Is inestimable,

Endless gilded web

It radiates forever.

 

Ripples and tremors of light,

You may never see their end…

New Poem – such things…

Posted by on Aug 3, 2013 in Blog feature, Recent Writing | 66 comments

New Poem – such things…

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Such things happen.

And, for a time,

Under their shrivelled cowl

There’s little else we can do.

 

Never sadder or more downcast

Than when bereaved, deserted,

Damaged, neglected.

 

And however deep we delve

For speedy comfort,

For reassurance

That we cannot help but yearn for,

When random tragedy

Or the cold cruelty of others

Tarnish the day,

There can be none.

 

Unless you possess

The zinc heart of a zealot,

Born of the brutalities of others,

There are answers though.

Despite the awful hazards

That, in living,

We have no choice but to embrace.

 

How unspeakably sad that

However pure, however cherished

And safe in times past,

Something, anything, anyone

Still here with us

Can still be spoilt and ruined so,

When left prey to circumstance

And the callous whims

Of those already lost in the darkness.

 

Legacy though,

Like the light of love

In any infant’s eye,

Remains impervious

To any such violation,

Seeding aspirations that live on.

 

Inspiration to rise above

A mass of malignant possibilities

And, in so doing, remind each other of

Just what the human spirit is capable of.

 

There may well be times in your life

When you lose sight of your soul.

But, trust me, it can always see you…

 

A hallowed frequency within

That, even in your darkest hour,

You can always turn to.

Knowing that,

When the tortures of self doubt

And the bitterest of all tears

Are in your eyes,

This choice remains forever yours.

Two love poems…

Posted by on Jul 2, 2013 in Blog feature, Recent Writing | 45 comments

Two love poems…

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What became of you, my love?

The years have flown by…

 

The distance between us though,

Moulded,

Shaped by life’s experience,

Is a kind one.

Perhaps always knowing more

Than we ever did then

At our most youthful and resplendent.

 

Wow!

We had a time, didn’t we?

And it lingers still like fire burn,

Like lamp light in my being.

 

So just imagine

At this very moment,

Somewhere in the world,

Two lovers are busy at play

– Ecstatic,

Aflame for the very first time.

 

Think of that

And let your heart warm again

So gloriously,

As it did once before.

 

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Whatever joys come our way,

The road ahead will be a hard one.

Your kinship though is precious,

Like sweet molasses,

Fuel for my journey.

 

Sometimes returning,

Battered and bruised I admit,

My basket full of

Fresh hewn promises,

Chiselled out and polished in hope.

 

And with all my dreams too

Of what could come true,

Of what my labours long to proffer you.

 

You know I give you my love, as best I can.

 

Together we live to the point of tears,

I wouldn’t want it any other way.

 

New Poem – blessed…

Posted by on Jun 7, 2013 in Blog feature, Recent Writing | 53 comments

New Poem – blessed…

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Sharp and attuned,

Blessed with the greatest gift of all

– Compassion.

Some are destined to tell stories

That show us the way

To where we long to be.

 

Some say life’s a mystery.

Others, forever young at heart,

May disagree.

There’s absolutely no quandary

There they say…

 

Just feel the light

And let your heart warm,

Till all and every possibility

Of hurt and doubt

Simply melts away.

 

So I share your tears too.

Tears of joy, of certainty, of longing,

Of when we all will be as one

In light never ending.

 

You and I,

We have never met – face to face.

 

But believe me,

I still smile nevertheless,

Each time I think of you.

Knowing that you, like me,

Feel the celestial gravity

In your soul,

Feel the stars ache kindly,

As they wait patiently

For us.

New Poem – you know…

Posted by on May 14, 2013 in Blog feature, Recent Writing | 41 comments

New Poem – you know…

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You know how it is.

After all, in this life at least,

Our fate is rarely epic.

 

Maybe just as well,

Impervious heroes we are not…

 

No more than porous

Flesh and blood,

Blessed with all the vagaries

That accompany that sometime glorious

And often uneasy state,

Given our need to absorb,

To recover

From whatever comes our way,

For the journey ahead is a long one.

 

All this a pageant of life

Far easier to observe

In others, of course.

 

And because of that

It’s so easy sometimes

Yourself

To just slide away,

To melt, oh so slowly

And unnoticed,

Into some long yawning drift

To nowhere left at all,

Where real joy might still be shining.

 

Alive, but as if lost

To any hope of rescue or rejuvenation.

 

That is till inner needs conjure,

As if in spite of you,

The alchemy of unexpected experience

Or chance encounter with a kindred spirit,

The kindness of strangers maybe?

Any of which might touch and re-ignite

Something precious within.

 

Mislaid flame of tender emotions

Rekindled.

 

And with this, comes a sudden rush

Of warmth and validation

In the ensuing embrace,

The consequent smile,

The sigh of insight,

The tear that falls afresh.

 

As we stumble upon a brief moment

Of illuminated reflection

That, as if gifted,

Blesses and unburdens everything.

And you are an orphan to your soul

No more.

 

New Poem – however you may shine…

Posted by on Apr 16, 2013 in Blog feature, Recent Writing | 23 comments

New Poem – however you may shine…

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However you may shine,

Infection is everywhere

And it’s a nonsense.

 

Look at what they can hang before us.

The sordid sins of the world itself,

Like shroud bearers in the Plague,

And grubbily persistent too,

As if they have no shame,

Nor right, it seems,

To share with us

The blessed light of the day.

 

Interwoven with selfish desires

To be ashamed of,

It’s the cold wind of fear though

That sometimes calls you to them.

 

After all, your life in this circus

Has already been quite a procession,

Stretching back into the distance

To precipitate this point.

A long line of enquiry

Inevitably riddled with mistakes.

 

Hurting as you may be

Right now,

What a wonderful thing it is

Not to be alone.

This ashen cloth

Won’t ever quite leave me be either,

Living as I do on a prayer.

 

But, as my eyes lift again

To the world,

I can at least be with you.

 

Your body, your spirit,

Healing like warm stones,

Sourcing and soothing the exhaustion

In my soul,

So I can fall back skyward,

Safe in your arms,

And survive to dream again.