There
is a voyager
And
he’s but one of many
Taking
leave
To
the planet Noah
Two
by two
Four
by four
Sixteen
by sixteen
Deep
Wide
Width
Height
Hypotenuse
of constrictor coils
Heat’s arousal; a spark to life-
A warmth Un-foiled in the kindliest of fashions
Sifting
through those early sands
In
a time before the eggshells ran
Man had a theory all his own
Created,
was a world
In
which (he) or (she) breathes a lungful heavenly…
Only
to feel nothing, as the onyx fills the frame,
And
the last of the bronchi, dye yet a deeper shade of gray
Ages it seems now,
Ages long ago,
When
the rivers were rivers
And
not reminders and slivers
Of
a world…
Where even the reapers fear to
play
Have
we evolved to such a place?
Do we still
try to take his place?
Have
we not learned well enough?
With
all the falters and flaws and
The guffaws and scars and
The withered
replications
Of thought
on what ought be done
When
a second split would stake the view
Easily
showing what hacks oft never know
That
behind the clever and the strong
Usually it all simply
Turns
out
Oh,
so very wrong
And
after all,
What’s
so difficult in
Simply
living and loving
The
way we were made to do?
I guess we don't always take the easy way out after all, as there should be nothing difficult about it, but we sure make it out to be. Especailly with all the mindless idiots going around shooting people lately, very timely. Like how yu described the two by two's going to their place and planet Noah was a nice touch too. Look same time once more, alright you were a tad faster at my shore..haha
ReplyDeleteHa. Yeah faster is not something I'm typically accused of, so I'll take that one and run with it-lol Glad you liked the write. And Super glad the Poetry has regained it's passage in the Googleverse-lol It's funny, I started this piece out as a mathematical write, and then just switched gears, but that's nothing new for me, as It happens all the time (said the way that progressive woman says it in the commercial) haha. In a weird mood right now, so anyway. Thanks.
ReplyDeletei dont know why such simple life is not possible...the bronchi greying made me think of what we have done to our planet, but then again we seem to be willing to do just the same to one another...
ReplyDeleteI think the problem is that we have gotten very complicated and come with a wide variety of wants, or so we think. We are never happy to settle into simplicity, always trying to achieve. But the kind of things we spend our energies on... I often think that we were wise enough to work together as a whole, we would already be in space by now.
ReplyDelete"Ages it seems now,
ReplyDeleteAges long ago,
When the rivers were rivers
And not reminders and slivers
Of a world…
Where even the reapers fear to play"
I love that. Really gorgeous writing, Fred.
When the rivers were rivers
ReplyDeleteAnd not reminders and slivers
wonderful couplet right there. Big questions in this piece. A lot to think on... cheers Fred my friend