I rest my eyes
on the sunset, long in shadow
and lost in temptation
I recall
a coddled wall
of memories
where backlash
found safety, a thin membrane
of projection
and a hurled osmosis
of confusion
a scripted truth
of
transmigration, and the cosmosis birth
of you
Photo by PeterKraayvanger, Pixabay
Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: coddle, hurl, script. Follow me on Twitter here.
It occurred to me recently that I’ve not yet shared all of my response poems to the Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow: 30 Poems in 30 Days Collaboration. Therefore, over the next several weeks, I will share a couple of them each week, along with the poet that inspired my poetic response.
Here are the first two.
Artless Love
they alight on a leaf
tranquil, and made up of a piece
of our love
the broken bits
sewn back together
by the sky
above
restless, and tired
I linger in the alcove
where mist
displays the toxicity of the pain
in my head
and
in my heart
drifting with the wind
I stop
and realize
you
are the one that’s always been
and will always be
dramatized
by the rendition of an artless love
Artless Love was inspired by the poem Butterflies Blue, by Shruthi.
Lonely, and Desolate
confusion abounds inside my head
while I linger along a street
lonely, and
desolate
ambling
toward the sunshine over the horizon
I melt
into
a pool of wonderment
and of awe
awaiting
the stars to appear in the sky
I too
realize
you are at the center of my life
teaching me more
than any book could possibly
confide
the love
you’ve delivered to me
over the course of my life
Lonely, and Desolate was inspired by the poem Stay Away, by Spriha Kant.
Jeff Flesch
Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow
Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women
Author of the Month, Jan/Feb 2022, Spillwords Press
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