velvet1972 Poetry (36)

Facets of a once copious mind reeling

Although un-defined, thoughts distorted

A soul twisted by unsurity a plea to let go

My pysche to the wolves, snarling

Undecided, but you just can't let go

Let them feed

Let them grow

I'm fine, I'll fight

Live to see tomorrow

Losing an ego in space and time

Drop through the cracks, the gaps

Like rain to a weed, you make demands

As once I always did, can't help myself

Putty in those controlling hands

Let it feed

Let it grow

I'm fine, I'll fight

Live to see tomrrow

Forget the tunnels and lights

Darkness at my heels, as though

Moving through a chasm of memories

Once dependent on your strength

My focus had gone again, losing sight

Let me be

Let me go

I'm fine, I'll fight

Live to see tomorrow

Feel forgotten, downtrodden, almost numb

Refuse to believe this web is my path

Chosen not by choice, by mirth

Lost in the abyss of all this, my voice

Will be heard, never to succumb

Let me see

Let me know

I'm fine, I'll fight

Live to see tomorrow

Dwelling in a new place, removed from sorrow

Taking in breaths deeper then hell

Walked, stumbled and sometimes climbed

Out of the pit, from which this time began

Polish up those facets, my mind is who and what I am

Let me breathe

Let it show

I'm fine, I fight

I live to see tomorrow......

My Love, Lancelot

My Knight thou art my love, my life, my sin
Thy love's a guiding light, the brightest star
Ethereal thy touch, like Angel's wing
Thy fiery glance, embracement from afar
This heart is thine forever and a day
Thou holds upon thy hand my fragile soul
My being trembles with delight each day
For thee, my kindred spirit, passion sole
Oh Lancelot, thou sets my heart afire
But what, I ask, mine heart bereft of thee ?
A cold and lonely dungeon; chained my fire !
As Neptune who cannot return to sea
I yearn to drink thy cup of Love divine
And pray the day to come thou steals what's thine

~ Guinevere



My Lady Dear

My Lady Guinevere, my love thou art
Thy love, in darkest night, a beacon bright
Thou sets my soul afire, all notion parts
Thy glance beyond ethereal delight
Thy touch alights my darkest gloomy night
Alike to Dragon's breath my passions burn
No quest, no grail can keep away thy Knight
For thee, my Love, from Death I shall return
My solemn vow for now and evermore
My heart, my soul, my life belongs to thee
Beyond the end of time and Heaven's door
My love thou art for all eternity
I yearn to drink thy cup of Love divine
And pray the day to come thou claims what's thine

~ Lancelot

I must now ebb
The time has come
to sail my oceans

Rolling away from you
like the waves from the shore
rippling out to the vastness of the sea
that beckons my ship of folly

I'll not ask you
to stand the night vigil
on the shoreline
of memory

You are here
on the beaches of my memory
even though I drift the tides

If you should look
into a starlit night
and see a reflection of me
know only that
I will one day
come crashing again
to the shore
swept homeward
by the pull
of the tide
and you

Walk with me, the path of life,
to explore every bend of the road
Enjoy with me the beauty of life,
along its wonderful way

Find comfort with me, in each other's arms,
when grief crosses our path
Find strength with me, in each other's strength,
when despair lies in wait

Laugh with me, a single true laugh,
to enlighten another's distress
Cry with me, a single true tear,
to understand true happiness

Cherish with me, the wonders of life,
as they need to be preserved
Rejoice with me, in the mysteries,
of what is yet to be

Find peace with me, in each other's souls,
when the world has gone insane
Find love with me, in each other's hearts,
until this life has been fulfilled

And when the path comes to an end
I hope we can say from within
We've known the beauty of true love,
our love came from within

Just because I sometimes can't find the words to speak
Just because I sometimes falter or fall
Just because my body has been damaged
Doesn't mean I am different or weak

Just because my hair grew thinner, my skin pale
Just because my memory can be lost
Just because I was pumped full of poison
Doesn't mean I'm going to fail

Just because I am barren, my fruit has gone
Just because I am ageing now
Just because you fear it, fear death
Doesn't mean I'm to be forgotten

Just because I am me, my own salvation
Just because I have friends, true and pure
Just because I hold my head high
Just because...

Love is our friend,
Love is our foe,
It can bring us happiness
It can bring us woe.

It can cause us joy
As it causes sadness.
So how, may I ask
Can we put up with this madness?

Is it the tears of happiness?
Or the tears of sorrow?
That make us feel emptiness
If we don't see them tomorrow?

Love is a sensuous
Yet harsh kind of feeling,
It may hurt us badly
While it works it's healing.

Love is not a Guy
Or Girl kind of thing,
But can take things away
With the good things it can bring.

Love can take us forever
Although it happens so quick,
And it makes you so elated
It can make you feel sick.

You can talk on forever
And still know not what to say.
It may change from sweet to sour
In just the length of a day.

But this to you my friends,
I must openly confess,
That I really would like to be
Caught up in all this mess!

Floating down a river
The sun warming my skin,
The wind going through my hair,
The water lapping over my bare feet and arms,
Whispering ever so softly,
"Come, unite with me! "

Watching the sun set,
Its warmth embracing me,
The afternoon air turning cool,
The red and orange of the sunset
Lights the sky like fire.
"Come, unite with me! "

The night wrapping its love around me,
Shh . . . I am being watched,
Eyes from every corner of the earth,
Yet there's nothing around me,
Nothing but the night.
"Come, unite with me! "

The dark clouds closing around me,
but I am not scared.
Thunder booms,
Lightening strikes,
Sending their warning,
Yet I am not afraid.
The Lord watches over me.
I am the Wanderer.
"Come, unite with me! "

"A picture paints a thousand words,"
or so it's often told
A thousand words are priceless though,
for treasures that they hold
An incidental consequence
of value added prose
Are exponential visuals,
from there the number grows
A thousand words for each picture,
a picture for each word
A thousand times a thousand times a picture,
once observed
Before the tower of Babel,
before the language curse
Before there even was a man,
was universal verse
Words spoken made the universe,
and all that will occur
In the end we'll all know...
in the beginning was The Word

I am the sun and moon.
I am the air and sea.
I am the glory of God,
and the decadence of Satan.
I am the power of the universe,
and the fragility of life.
I am the flesh that gives form,
and the thought that gives substance.
I am the beauty of love eternal,
and the filth of hatred everlasting.
I am the divinity of birth,
and the repugnance of death.
I am the embodiment of pleasure,
and the exquisiteness of pain.
I am all that has been,
and all that will ever be.
I am deity
I am humanity
I am.

Rain falls
a steady percussion
of hollow drops
on the metal roof
invoking a dreamy feeling
firelight dances with shadows
upon the walls
in an intimate display
pitch crackles as the fire burns hotter
my hand in yours
as you pull me to you
to the sheepskin rug by the fire
your clear blue eyes gaze into mine
lips hovering just a whisper away
electricity flows between us
almost visible
in it's intensity
I sip the wine you poured
feeling a heady rush
sweet and warm
our bodies so heated
from the fires that rage
inside and out
your fingers curl around mine
taking the glass
as you lean close
settling your lips gently on mine
hands tangling in my hair
kiss deepening
as the rain and fire
sing a sensual duet
nothing else matters
just this moment
just this kiss
just you and I

To you (because you found it):
I am lost on a desert island.
Long captivated has its beauty held me,
But it does not make up for being lonely.
I'm begging you, please rescue me;
Else I may lose my sanity.
Creeping insanity, I fear it may come
Before my rescue... Wait, I hear a steel drum!

Could it be that my salvation's at hand
By the lonely wand'ring of a cruise liner's band?
Could it be that I WILL see my friends again?
I would be joyous to leave this land
Behind me. Oh, sweet joy, a ship in sight!
It is on the horizon, and by the sun's light
It may find me yet! Oh, it is the broad light of day!
Bright light, high sun, and, how do you say,
Ah, yes, freedom! But wait. How will they
Be able to find me? The chances are nay...

Yet their ship, yes, their ship, is approaching at speed!
Oh, sweet salvation, how long have I seeked!
And if this day should see them to me,
My self would return to reality.

I can see the passengers now;
Some men, some women. They're standing at the bow
Of the ship. They're searching for something.
Could I possibly be that something?
Yes! I am waving, and they are waving back!
It's true! It is true. I must get ready to pack
All of the things that are here with me;
My only connection to humanity.

But while I'd love to leave this desert isle,
It's been my home for quite a while.
About a week, if I remember right.
(On the sand I would lay, and I spent the nights
Staring up at the sky, filled with diamond-like stars--
But what am I thinking? I'm going home, away from here, far.)

They're coming closer now; I guess I should ready
My belongings... Onmagosh, is that my baby???
Yes, it is he!! What sweet, sweet irony
That my rescuer should be my one and only!
The only man I will ever love;
He has searched for and found his wand'ring dove!
And now, now I see, he is calling my name!
He cries out "I love you" and I cry out the same.
And as the ship anchors in the shallow sea,
I run to him; he runs to me
After securing the anchor. I exult in
His warm embrace. I'll never leave him again!
He picks up my bags while holding my hand...

And sadly I realize this message must end.
So, happily now I'll seal this message
In a bottle, and send it on its passage.
A miraculous rescue this, I think you'll agree.
May this message give you hope on the open sea.
And so, as we are going home, I shall drop
This message in a bottle into the ocean, with hope
That my joyous words will comfort you
When you're on the open sea, lonely and blue.

The smoky breath of Poseidon,
Billowing over wintered wings.
Gracefully touched by ice maidens,
Silent thoughts magically sing.

The mother's crystalline wine,
Flows over verdant isles.
Glimmering like an ancient shrine,
A mirror expanding endless miles.

A melody floats upon the tides,
Lingering within cool sprays.
Upon creamy foam the tune rides,
And silver notes gently raise.

Sweetened with an aqua hue,
The mermaid song plays on.
Secrets of the depths are viewed,
Unlocked by the coming dawn.

A symphony soars within the light,
Sea nymph voices floating high.
Within the sound I hear her might,
Echoing where ocean meets sky.

The crystal opera begins to fade,
Becoming now a hymn of the sea.
Memories fall in a final cascade,
Reminding that the song shall always be.