Dennis S. Martin's Blog, page 141

The Eyes of a Lover

Eyes can say so much about

The character of their possessor.

Every bare emotion, like a mirror,

Is reflected there in some way,

Be it great or small.

There is no hiding from the glare

Of truth behind the subtle hue

Of color in the great confessor.

 

The eyes of a leader oft reflect

The passions of their followers,

Giving birth to dreams of change,

Kindling the fires of hope.

 

The eyes of a liar shift in their

Chameleon impersonation,

Holding in futility the

Frayed ends of their dangling rope.

 

The eyes of a killer can sear the landscape

Scorching all who cross their path,

Practiced in deceptive cunning,

Bursting into sudden wrath.

 

But the eyes of a lover hold no secrets,

Show no quarter or deceit.

Open to a world of giving,

Laying Heaven at your feet.

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Love Endures

And all the world shall slip away,

And time shall echo eons

Past the secular vernacular

To speed it to it’s higher ground. As

Level passes on to level,

Sweeping off old memories and

Stepping into worlds anew

Stripped of every sight and sound.

 

Nothing ever lasts forever.

Nothing ever really ends, just

Changes to a new dimension

Grounded in another realm.

The crossing over pathway shrouded

In a cloak of dusty gray

To break the dawning of tomorrow

Rising to control the helm.

 

Deep within the fight continues

Without treaty… without cures.

Only one thing offers solace

When it’s over…

Love endures.

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A Sonnet for You

What world awakes as robins sing your song.        

There is no sun if I see not your face.                     

You are the difference between right and wrong.   

There is no substitute for your embrace.                

 

I can’t escape the sparkle in your eyes                   

A single look can take my breath away.                 

Your countenance sings without compromise        

I need you here beside me every day.                     

 

And time stands still when you are at my side.       

There is no right or wrong, there’s only you.         

I wear my feelings with a sense of pride                

And knowing you will be forever true.                  

And when the day is over we are one.                    

We sing our song to a departing sun.                     

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You May Go Now

Thank you for coming,

Bless you for sharing,

But this episode has come to conclusion.

There will be more,

Perhaps even better.

A broad invitation allows no exclusion.

 

We will be wiser

When next we gather,

Banking experience along the way,

Bringing perspective to

Feast at our table,

Saving dessert for another day.

 

This has been grand

To be in your company,

Share in your mind with insightful delight.

So with contentment

Tinged with regret

I bid you sweet silent goodnight. 

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The Lesson of Walden

One great lesson

         To be learned,

All that’s needed

         To get by.

When the burden

         Gets too heavy,

Take a step back…

         Simplify.

 

Sometimes seems to

         Overwhelm,

Logic lost on

         Asking why.

Only one sure

         Way around it,

Break the pieces…

         Simplify.

 

When “the world is

         Too much with us”,

Troubles seem to

         Multiply,

Find a single

         Word of wisdom

Waiting for you…

         Simplify.

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At Peace

It has been hard to get this far.

I could show you bumps and bruises,

Scars incurred along the way, but

You don’t really want to see.

 

There were tears, yes, quite a few,

Always with a sense of loss.

The trails they left were lessons learned.

Guess that’s how it’s meant to be.

 

Objects may appear to be much

Smaller held in retrospect.

But when the walls were crashing down

There was no time to think,

 

Only to react before

The whore of Armageddon

Pillaged hope, left me bare

Without a drop to drink.

 

Only now in silent witness

Do I know release,

Letting up and letting go to

Find myself at peace.

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In Pieces

A storyline as common as

The shoes upon your feet,

Sneaking up behind you as

You look the other way.

 

You were just an actor

Strutting loud upon a stage

Spouting lines that someone else

Had given you to say.

 

Amazing how simplicity

Can be so damned elusive,

How digging out and digging in

Can leave you stupefied.

 

The telling of the tale

Becomes a complicated matter

Spinning truth in circles til

You don’t know who has lied.

 

Prideful dissertation

Creates many cracks and creases,

Shattering hope, leaving lives

In tiny little pieces.

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Let

Let it snow. It makes no difference.

Couldn’t stop it anyway.

Let the beast eat til he’s full.

He’ll not be here tomorrow.

 

Count the melting drop by drop

To swell the streams of springtime.

Starlight yields to sunlight

Laying waste to pain and sorrow.

 

Let the bells peel loud and clear.

Let the drums pound steady.

Let the voices reach to heaven

Singing lofty praise.

 

Let me carry all your burdens,

Dry your tear-stained cheeks,

Take you by your trembling hand and

Lead you through the maze.

 

Let your thoughts be crystal bright.

Let your heart be free.

Stand beside me in the light

For all the world to see.

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Get

Get up! Get out! Get over

Being prodded, poked and petrified

By every evil entity that

Enters your environment.

 

Paranoia doesn’t suit you?

Turn and kick him in the crotch.

Lay the bastard on the floor

Wond’ring where his victim went.

 

Scary as it all may seem

You still are in control.

Toe to toe, eye to eye

You stand unflinching in his face.

 

Move to get the upper hand,

To get the bully on the ground.

Even if you lose you know there’s

No remorse… no disgrace.

 

Life will hand you trials,

Give you sorrows and regret.

What you give it in return

Determines what you get.

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Fret

Nervous little ice icicle

         Dangling from my downspout,

Slither with a shimmy as a

         Shimmer in the sun.

Wake the woes within your soul to

         Lounge the day away.

Bake away to nothingness

         Before the dawn is done.

 

Blissful in your ignorance

         Thankful for the void.

Pressureless and meaningless

         To flit the day to naught.

Not a chore to measure,

         Not a treasure to be found.

Nothing to be learned today.

         Nothing to be taught.

 

No sad crown upon your head,

         No golden amulet.

No responsibility,

         No need for you to fret.

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