Last Train....

Courtesy of the Sunday Muse

You wrote, meet me at the station

at precisely two, we'll start anew

promising,  "I'll never abandon you"

I watched the train roll away at 1:52

running alone, with no destination

 

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Please Do Not Disturb

Courtesy of Pixabay

There's a do not disturb sign
on the door-knob of a dream
a secret place where stars align

poetry forms at the bang of a drum
touching the heart with each beat
 opening doors who knows what will come

don't touch me while I am sleeping
the shaman says it brings bad dreams
in silence you can hear the willow weeping

There's a do not disturb sign
on the door-knob of a dream
a secret place where stars align

on the edge of your atmosphere skies
trying to balance on the fringe of reality
is love forever hidden in a tiny box of lies

your music knocks me out with one note
spiraling forever lost in you melody
remembering every word you wrote

there's a do not disturb sign
on the door- knob of a dream
a secret place where stars align

daring you to enter the labyrinth
of a dream , my secret lover, I’ll be waiting
in hues of blue for ....
you
you
you

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hosted by Punam
writing about music using song titles
from Linda Perry's albums
two were required, but I went
with four I couldn't resist

I selected the following:
Bang the Drum
Tiny Box of Lies
Secret Lover
Don't Touch Me While I am Sleeping

Meet Me Seaside

 Conceptual photography by Vincent Bourilhon

Meet me seaside on a spring day
here rushing waters light up the night
baptizing love in mystic sprays

wandering hearts can find the way
letting our wildest dreams take flight
meet me seaside on a spring day

there are words that I need to say
in the surf our poetic voices will unite
baptizing love in mystic sprays

singing songs of the delights of May
we’ll dance under blue moonlight
meet me seaside on a spring day

our truest hearts will be on display
dreams unfolding in a magical night
baptizing love in mystic sprays 

tell me your heart can find a way
following the stars shining bright
meet me seaside on a spring day
baptizing love in mystic sprays

Peace, love and mystic sprays

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Sometimes

Courtesy of Pixabay

She makes the sounds the sea makes
always riding the currents of life
waiting for the waves to break

songs of the heart in the tide-line
forming a rhythmic design

 overhead the gulls take the wind
with her breath and sacred dreams
wondering why starlight has dimmed

sometimes you win
sometimes you lose
sometimes you can't choose
sometimes you sing the blues

salty sprays fill the pools of her eyes
drifting in memories of yesterday
wondering when the sun will rise

songs of the heart in the tide-line
forming a rhythmic design

she makes the sounds the sea makes
always riding the currents of life
waiting for the waves to break

sometimes you win
sometimes you lose
sometimes you can't choose
sometimes you sing the blues
sometimes you sing the blues
sometimes you sing the blues

 

author's note: inspired by a friend.....this one is for you.... 

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Where Have You Gone

There is a loneliness in the family tree
where have you gone, my feathered one
once dwelling near waters within the
tall cypress and pine trees...feasting
on beetles...

Once hunted for your long ivory bills
your natural habitat grew dangerous
range of free space dwindled due
to deforestation

Has your drum gone silent

  Tap (single)

   Tap Tap (double rap)

Bird watchers search for signs of your
existence...hoping you have survived
somewhere out there in nature...

There is a loneliness in the family tree
where have you gone, my feathered one...
the Ivory-billed woodpeckers
we long to hear your song

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hosted by Sherry

Author's note:  I have been seeing a Pileated Woodpecker around here. I decided to see if there were similar birds on the endangered species list. Sadly, I found the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.  One has not been spotted in a long time, it may be extinct.  Lets hope not!

Branching Out

Courtesy the Sunday Muse

I prepare to enter the realm of dreams
where I am free to wander a world of
amazing possibilities….

In the foggy mist I stumble over the
stump of a tree that once stood full
of vibrant life

I hear the ancient drums POUNDING
in my head

  Thump, ThuMP, THUMP

Reaching for the sky, within you is
a wonderful sphere of opportunities
capable of branching out in creative
energy…

Somewhere, beyond the field of
vision, if one is still, the whispering
of the tree can still be heard

I hear the ancient drums POUNDING
in my head

  Thump, ThuMP, THUMP

Opening the channels of the mind
and heart circulating healing energies
inward and outward connecting for
the greater purpose of being

Let your inner tree bud with the songs
of spring, reach for the radiant light
drink in the rain, sing in the sanctuary
of nature…

I hear the ancient drums POUNDING
in my head

  Thump, ThuMP, THUMP of

 

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Author's note:  Last night I attended a drumming circle. To connect my drum with 50 other drums is an amazing experience.

May you experience the joys of renewed growth ....

 

Star of the Sea

courtesy of earthweal

 Star of the sea you move freely
no cluttered thoughts to anchor
you down

reliant on your feelings
and intuition to guide you
 through the motions of life

experiencing your environment
through different eyes

your outstretched arms creating
poetry each day...through
rhythm and movement

there is strength in the ability
to re-generate healing from the
unexpected upsets in the journey

traveling through time and space
touching everything in your pathway
leaving particles of yourself
 as you slowly disintegrate
into the depth of the sea

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hosted by Brendan

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hosted by Bjorn

author's note:  This photo is haunting
from the depth of the sea to the heavenly
stars, wishing you peace in your quest...

Sun, Moon and Earth

courtesy of Pixabay

  I.

 Sun father of the universe
giver of luxuriant light
warming hearts in poetic verse
sun father of the universe
today, how far must we traverse
to reach the foothills of twilight
sun father of the universe
giver of luxuriant light

II.

Moon mother of the universe
guardian of nocturnal light
smiling after the clouds disperse
moon mother of the universe
hopeful healing rays when life hurts
wings of heavenly dreams take flight
moon mother of the universe
guardian of nocturnal light

III.

Earth the child of the universe
guiding light of the sun and moon
spinning out of control - a curse?
earth the child of the universe
humans the world is getting worse
open your hearts, sing a new tune
earth the child of the universe
guiding light of the sun and moon

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writing poetry from selected word threesomes

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Light, peace and love always