Dennis S. Martin's Blog, page 164

Air – Earth – Fire – Water

Earth revolves, evolves, resolves

Her issues with the universe,

Spawning her own children by

The million billion trillions.

Unafraid and unashamed,

Unabashed by circumstances,

She creates and recreates then

Reinvents herself.

 

Air to breathe the gift of life,

Air to bathe in sunlight’s glow,

Feeding, breeding, never needing,

Always yielding with the flow.

 

Fire raging unafraid,

Bold and brave its hunger feeds

Until its taming offers warmth

To satisfy the basic needs.

 

Water, water everywhere,

Giver, taker, miracle-maker,

Mystery of mysteries

Riding high upon her seas.

 

And all are tied and intertwined,

All dependant one on one,

Ever-vigil,

All inclusive,

Always reaching for the sun.

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Lovingly

He touches her hand and

She gently responds by

Opening her velvet fingers

Extending her heart to

His all-familiar palm.

She reads his thoughts.

 

Not a word need pass between

As their pulse becomes one,

Their eyes intertwine,

Two souls lost in time and

For one fleeting moment

Each one is the other.

No questions.

 

Walking together hand in hand

         Down pathways familiar

                 Recalling the past

Greeting old friends as

         They stroll through the park

                 Passing a bit of their time.

 

Quiet and still at

         The end of the game

                 Sitting together, alone in the dark.

Leisurely, lovingly

         Lost in contentment.

No need for words.

They’d just get in the way.

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Going Down Slow

Took a long time getting here,

A point where satisfaction dwells,

A place where calm reaction sells

For half the price and

Without fear of

Contradiction or repression,

Vacant of all consternation,

Open to interpretation,

Balanced to aggression.

 

Here the ground is always level

Never teetering the bevel

Notwithstanding the dishevelment

That tries to shoulder in.

Up the game to keep it going,

Keep the waters calm but flowing,

Satisfaction in the knowing

Where it all will end.

 

Meet the incline at a pace

Where confidence can grow.

It’s a journey, not a race,

Meant to go down slow.

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Last Wish

I’ve made wishes on a star,

Thrown pennies in a fountain,

Looked deep into a wishing well

To make my longings known,

Rubbed lamps expecting swirly smoke

To conjure up a set of three,

Even lifted silent prayers

When I was all alone.

 

Children’s play, these expectations,

Careless folly edged with greed,

Birthday wishes blowing candles,

Secrets no one else may know.

Pull a wishbone with your sister

Hoping for the shorter stem,

Or was it the longer?

Can’t remember in truth.

It was so long ago.

 

Whatever divine sorcery

Can make a fervent wish come true,

My wish, my one last wish would be

Just one more day

         To spend with you.

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Billowy

Fluffy white

         The bright clouds billow

Landing softly

         On my pillow

Swaying gently

         Like the willow

Shadowing the stream.

 

Kisses soft

         Upon my cheek

Whispered words

Of velvet speak

Vistas from

A mountain peak

To fill my heart with dreams.

 

Soaring in

A wingless flight

Ever upward

         To the light

Reaching deep

         Into the night

Where starlight lends its beams.

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A Minor Inconvenience

No one wants to think about

The broad swath of the Reaper’s scythe,

The sure inevitability that

This is but a mortal shell,

 

Our time allotted a mere instant

In the span of Mother Earth,

Hardly time to blink an eye,

A story far too hard to tell.

 

There are those who pause and ponder

What and why and where and when,

Many who would beg and plead

A chance to do it all again.

 

There are those who seize the moment

Knowing well there is no end,

Just a minor inconvenience

Before a new life can begin.

 

Circles,

Cycles,

Wheels that turn,

A twisting pinwheel in the wind,

There are always new beginnings

If you know where to begin.

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Thankful

Can’t be wrong to offer up

A simple prayer of hopeful thanks

To God or Grace or Mother Earth

To anyone who has an ear.

 

Just to say a humble word,

To utter in subservience,

To know that there is something

In a somewhere out there far beyond

 

Makes me somehow something more,

Lends a purpose, holds a key

To open up the darkened door,

To shine a light on mystery.

 

Logic serves its own desire and

Reason drives us to disdain

While pundits offer soapbox theory

In an effort to explain.

 

Believers need no explanation

As faith becomes a seventh sense

Thankful for a guiding light,

Serene to know the difference.

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Breaking Bread

Come and sit down at my table,

Take a deep breath and relax.

Say a tiny prayer but keep it to yourself.

Can’t offend the non-believers,

Cannot thank our Benefactor,

Can’t let others think that

We’re the freaky zealots that they fear.

 

Seems a pity, keeping secrets,

Feels like lying in effect,

Breaking bread with those who loathe us and despise

Every nuance of our being,

Every breath our lungs may draw,

Every word our lips might whisper in their ear.

 

If we are to make a difference

We must penetrate their camp,

Must lay bare the fallen idols of despair.

We must be the best example,

Must rise above the rest,

Let our actions be the only thing they hear.

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First Star

You are the first star

In the heavens tonight

Piercing the dark northern sky,

Racing the moon to the

End of horizons,

Wiping a tear from my eye.

 

Nobody told me that

You were a teaser.

I was at ease with your light,

But you were so fleeting

I couldn’t catch you and

You disappeared in the night.

 

Caution was warned but

Quickly abandoned

As you put me under your spell.

Chasing a dream

Choosing at random

Listening to hear all the stories you tell.

 

Tell me you’ll stay.

Give me something to cling to

When dawn comes to steal you away.

Your precious light will not

Fade with the morning.

You will be with me…

Always.

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Let’s Dance

Such a gracious host,

A wonderful party,

Engaging guests sharing

Bright conversation,

This enormous house filled

With myriad treasures,

The talk of the neighborhood

In many ways.

 

All the gold and the glitter

That one can imagine,

The brazen temptation of

Gluttony’s walk,

The back-slapping promises,

Whispered suggestions,

Bold indiscretions

Flaunted out loud.

 

You and I came here but

We’re not the same here.

We won’t pay blame here,

Won’t take that chance.

Let’s just dance.

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