I have combined Present's 3 challenges into one. Three different topics, but all done within the same cup of decaf, soy latte.
Present And Accounted For
Wind, Storms, Water
Spread the seeds of life
Wash upon a stain
Outlet for re-birth
Cleanse away some pain
Softness to the face
Cool against the skin
Mystery of God
Without and from within
Glances
Me, in my corner
Chance upon your lovely face
Catch eyes returning a gentle stare
You look away
Then back again
From the corner of my eyes I peek
Our little game
Or simply the goings on over my shoulder?
A lack of confidence says I will never know
Watching
Come home from our real day
Our real world
With tail between legs
Spent of life
Dripping into a recliner
Looking for escape and illusion
Televisions bring … reality TV?
Where nothing is really real
Really
Voyeurs, wishing to flee from the mundane
Within the trivial, shallow, meaninglessness of another mundane
Watching, not doing, because the doing done doesn’t do it for us
Copyright SGW 2009
2 comments:
Wow, you've come through with the triple dog dare!
I like how you combined the intentions of wind,storms and water...all three together being a "mystery of god".
Glances, at someone or something does evoke shyness. Your middle poem speaks to shy flirtations that can't lead to anything more.
I can relate to "Watching" except for me, the doing done (teaching) does do it for me. It is probably the mindless, meaningless, mundane escape of TV that will do us all in more than the real day!
I enjoyed your process. Thanks for inviting me be a part of it.
Thanx. You gave me a fun challenge because these were hard - particularly the last one. Reality TV is so destructive and absurd that it seemed to be the perfect place to go with the idea.
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