About Things
Cloud Thoughts, Cloud Cafe and Catching the Ray
Where are you hurrying to?You will see the same moon tonight,where ever you go — Izumi Shikibu(976–1030)
Every time life sucks me in
Into its decorated pit,
Words embrace me.
Can you change the way
the wind blows —
I am air
Floating over ablaze
Melting like crayon
Disappearing, yet
Existing,
Try not to fist me,
Find me anywhere
but your palm,
Walk the empty road,
Feel the wind move
through your
freckles, run over
your long, dishevelled tresses,
Brush past your impish smile—
Tread carefully on
sidewalks tiled,
sitting over soft earth,
I am earth
Static still moving to touch
Infinity,
Where infinity can be
measured,
Ivory crowned surf lashing
on ochre granules
showing its limits….
I travel like the moon
and the sun,
Through world limitless, stepping
towards home,
Burning stars to cure my scars,
Hanging them from the dark of
the cobalt,
When the vast blue finds its shade,
Don’t be in awe of cherry blossoms
like tourists,
Collect those brown, brittle leaves
in spring,
Save them between words
spaced wisely with meaning,
Like how Roark’s fountainhead
banished the flab,
Be by my death bed, years from now,
Some Lily, some incense, and some
vow —
Summit reached, stage finished,
Words finding the coveted shelf
for the world to cherish….
Thoughts now move ’n float caprice —
Ears listening to the music of the rain
like nothing mattered,
Mind walking on grass bare foot,
Dews tickling skin,
Eyes watching the birds flying
home, on a hot summer
evening…
And
Reality knocks —
My homemade cottage
Cheese simmering in a pool
of spinach,
Will take some time to
get ready….
Till then,
Let laughter and coffee fill the
Cloud bay,
See how words find its
way!
Author’s Note: You make your life hard by always being in your head. Life is simple, get out of your head and get into the moment — S Mcnutt
As it’s summer and I am finding time to look through things, I am being handed out some unexpected surprises.
Just found out Soul Bay has made some friends.
My heartfelt gratitude to Filza Chaudhry Trista Signe Ainsworth William J Spirdione Joe Merkel Denise Darby Impurr_fectionist David Perlmutter.You are special!Painting: My brush ‘n paint journey for this year begins. I love distress art and wanted to paint one along with some Art assignments I had to complete. Amongst many other things, this poetry also had to be around Cobalt.
Coming back after a break to Soul Bay. Your visit ,engagement and encouragement is always an inspiration to move forward.
