Word Whispereer

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Excerpts from a diary of heart on sleeve : Poets come and Poets go…

















Excerpts from a diary of heart on sleeve :

Poets come and Poets go . . .

Hanging on to starry-eyed contentment's ,
beyond the hour, a time for letting go
Stifled in a haze at these mazy crossroads ;
silence betides tired supplications
from this diary a heart on sleeve - -
Propensity stirs up eddies in the ether dust ,
while dizzyingly pacing a gilded cage
I cannot find the labyrinth through it ,
nor the strength to carry the weight of the arduous load ,
to swim wearily against the prevailing tides
forbearing an immeasurable gravity borne alone ,
knowing we cannot be . . , if we cannot be who we are - -
Seasons do inevitably change
without conscience or sympathy ,
invisibly eroding the shape of life ,
forevermore turning the tides again . . .


harlon rivers . . . feb 2015


Saturday, February 7, 2015

harvesting poetry from the tree of humankind


image by Claudiu


Harvesting poetry from the tree of humankind

Refreshed perspective gather words
 like ocean riptides gather the rivers’ flow - -
repurposing back-eddies , 
rejuvenation of stagnant brackish waters , 
inherent soul-shine purging 
from the ancient core of earth mother 

Light arising from the depths of inner stillness
as if a refilling wellspring burst forth , 
reawakening muted sighs too deep for words , 
forming poetic constellations 
to lighten afar the nebulous darkness ,
like a sea of ink transformed into poetry 

A sage opus renewed 
by the muse of a migrating flock ,
striving to discover new sacred grounds 
yet there is an undeniable song sung 
in the howling winds of change 
an incitement from a higher dialect 
that empowers a restoration of the spirit ,
oeuvre uplifted by rogue waves of wind 
arousing that which time erases

A renaissance manifest 
among the rousing nuances 
of poetic continuum ,
judicious to rediscover 
the enthralling vastitude 
of every breaking wave 
in a boundless sea of poesy

Where prevailing currents 
stir oceans of verse eternal ;
provoking verve revival ,
the magnitude of an unbroken circle ,
ocean swells merging oneness 
with the omnipresent colour 
of uncharted depths 

As if thoughts are assuaged 
by a union of touching souls 
in intangible realms , 
sparking subtle shades of meaning
spanning poetic immortality , 
transcending barriers of unexplored lexicon 
to manifest the immensity, 
enkindling rhapsody of hearts and minds
  
Deeply rooted soul replenishment 
harvested from the tree of humankind ,
willingly sharing without regret ,
enabling an enlightening metamorphosis 
of the human journey ...

harlon rivers

January 22nd, 2015
passing on the poetic torch