I read somewhere that today is National Poetry day. While I would love to regale you with some new poem hot off the presses. It’s really hard for me to come up with something on the spot; so to celebrate, I’ve dusted off some ones that I have written. I hope you enjoy them. 🙂
Vision – Written 10/08/2004
Surreal in this form
Free spirited movement
Soaring, sailing, elapsing
Closed, opening, new, everlasting
Intricate, indicative, selective,
Solace in itself, a new place
Broadcasting its mixed signals
This dawn carries a new day
The dark its nemesis
Steady movements balance the equation
The cracks in its façade
The pain never felt for either
Fire from the suns blinding glow
Water from the oceans grasp
Wind signals nature’s fury
Earth surrounds and envelops
A formula building for celebrating
A cyclone of new ideas and visions
Abstract explosions of color
Lost thoughts forever beat in time
The glow, the warmth, the wind
The cold endeavors to placate the masses
Yet entertain the minions.
Sanctum – 2005
Take a moment everyday
Stop and enjoy a scenic view
May it bring a moments respite
May its beauty help you find yours
Allow the delicate serenity to offer safe harbor
In the journey to find your peace.
Found my footing – Written 06/26/2005
The rhythmic cadence
Sets the tone
Each chatter, tatter
Echoing bass
Beckons the mind
As each line is written
Her roaming, deliberate
Yet, random
A predator circling its prey
This all too random
Precise placement of pawns
This power play
Has all too often been published
A bulwark of education
This attempt comical
The storyteller afforded no space
As he pens his epic
The medicine man disenfranchised
The time has come
One response to “National Poetry Day”
I am going to be the one answering phones for you, Mr. Schnik. These are great!