Nothing Left to Imagine (Epilogue)

Nothing Left to Imagine

"treasure quest" by Cornelia Kopp 
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Epilogue
 

... as if to dig for buried treasure
And discover a priceless diamond,
Believe the pages without measure,
Then, there's eternity left to imagine.

~

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Train Wreck (a pantoum) - POEM of the MONTH!

 Train Wreck (a pantoum)

 
Being driven by the urge to stand still

I watched the passenger train derail
It screeched and pounded with a shrill
At iron against flesh with a wail
 
I watched the passenger train derail
My jaw dropped to the platform
At iron against flesh with a wail
Of death screaming like a thunderstorm
 
My jaw dropped to the platform
In disbelief at the destructive disarray
Of death screaming like a thunderstorm
I pounded my chest, to face it this way
 
In disbelief at the destructive disarray
I felt a surge of Divine courage
I pounded my chest to face it this way
Firm in faith against chaos and carnage
 
I felt a surge of Divine courage
It screeched and pounded with a shrill
Firm in faith against chaos and carnage

Being driven by the urge to stand still

"Train wreck" by Thundercheese is
licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

~
 

“Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” 
- I Corinthians 16:13 

~

Also published in Synchronized Chaos, January 15, 2024.

Two Hands - POEM of the MONTH!

Two Hands

 

“But there’s not enough time”

I told my bucket list

I only have two hands

 

The minutes fill up my day

But some seem minute

When the candle is half gone

 

I wish I had more

Though I cannot make it

I can always share it

 

I only have two hands

To give to you, my dear

And that is enough time

 

 

Tomorrow Never Ends - POEM of the MONTH!

Tomorrow Never Ends 

"Anxiety" by Joana Rojas -
still here is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

One day at a time

Is all the mind can manage

Because tomorrow never ends

 

One hour in time

May even be overwhelming

Especially a watched minute

 

Let the anxieties of time tick by

There will always be tomorrow

Until the last today

~

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Little Green Men - POEM of the MONTH!

Little Green Men
 
I saw two little green men
Sunk into the cracks of a cold city,
Huddled, their skin blended
With the sidewalk and building
That held the sickly one upright;
Santa passed by without notice

Artist: John Leech - (Public Domain)
Poem Inspired by "A Christmas Carol"
by Sir Charles Dickens 

As they were puffing on a jay,
Feeling higher than the rising smoke
 
Feeling lower than the snowfall
Melting down the drain pipe
 
Stranger still, if possible,
I saw two homeless men,
Nameless and faceless
Until I sat down next to them;
They looked at me quizzically
Like I was a little green man;
The moment shortened
By the warmth of a blanket
 
By the warmth of a smile
Melting the ice from our hearts

 

 ~

 

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More Than the Moon - POEM of the MONTH!

More Than the Moon
 
The other side of the moon
Is dark
But I can see your magnificence
More clearly
 
With my closet door shut 

It is quiet
But I can hear your thoughts
Whisper openly
 
In gratitude
I give you my ear
On a busy sidewalk
You give me your voice
 
Openly
I give you my world
Clearly
You gave me more than the moon

Working Title - POEM of the MONTH!

Working Title
 
I was dead
In the red
That’s what the Man said
 
Though sometimes (I believe the lie)
My crimes (I cannot deny)
Cause grimes (Get me another rye)
 
When I fall
Will I crawl
Or be stuck in this brawl
 
Against the Man

With the plan

Sometimes with both hands
 
Why do I bleed (When it’s insufficient)
For pride and greed (And indulgent)
Instead of heed (I become belligerent)
 
Drawing straws

"Pen to Paper" by mbgrigby is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

For the world’s applause
With or without a cause
 
I’m a working title
Not accidental
But elemental
 
To the Man
With the plan
Even when I don’t understand
 
Love