Blue Sky Smiling At Me

artificial distances
will always be with us
the pecking order
has existed
since the stone age

money and power always rule
regardless of  the swapping of
controlling hands
anything that threatens the status quo
is eradicated on either side of politics
  
revolutions ultimately make little difference
they dilute themselves eventually
to revert to the same old regime values
again in a different guise
the oppressed taking on the role
of the conqueror without jackboots
under the " freedom for all " flag
meaning (people who think like us  )

our barbecues at the beach life style
confuses the issue
makes it even more sinister
and harder  for  folk to detect
fascism in the sunshine
under blue skies


"Key terms in metamodernism are dialogue, reconstruction, collaboration, interdisciplinary and transmedia work (collaborations across academic disciplines or creative genres/modes), inter- and hyper-textuality (the creation of new texts through the interaction of existing texts), generative paradox, generative ambiguity, simultaneity, engagement rather than exhibitionism, and, more broadly, the collapsing of artificial distances between concepts and people."

 Imaginary Garden With Real Toads

OctPoWrimo _ Days 27 - 31

Day 27






How did I get here?

my father used to say
at the end of world war 2
when he stumbled out of the jungle
my mother was the first woman
he clapped eyes on
he was joking ( i think )



Day 28

Mending the Broken Places

when your ego is battered and bruised
when you are past your expiry date 
tossed away like a sucked orange 
you need a kind loving person 
to mend your spirit
bring light back into your life
this is not always possible
so
get yourself a big squidgy ginger cat
write poetry  listen to music
cultivate a small herb pot garden
live  by the sea  swim with the fish
enjoy watching  the wonders of nature
at the beach



(the lifeguard is a very interesting species to observe)


Day 29

Lightness Of Being


not much lightness
in being these days
in fact
quite unbearably weighty with problems
still
believe it or not
there has never been a better time
in human history to be alive


Day 30

 Me or Who am I








i am solitary
a bit of a hermit

i am happiest swimming in the sea
or writing poems
i am out of step with the modern age
a dinosaur
an anachronism

in the grand scheme of things
my significance amounts to nought
i am but a mere grain of sand in a vast desert

but having said that
out of the 6 billion people on this planet
no one marinates olives better than i do



Day 31

Finding Peace


my grandfather used to say
the most important thing in life
is to be able to sleep soundly at night
with a clear conscience


he set that example
for all of us
a simple gentle soul
who fought in 2 world wars
and slept like a log


Thank you, Morgan Dragonwillow, Michelle Vecchitto, Esther Jones, and Maria L. Berg for hosting this month-long poetry challenge.

For The Weekend - Robert Glasper - So Beautiful (Live At Capitol Studios) (Official Video)

Forgiveness

be deaf
to the insults hurt and humiliation
ignore the betrayals
without thoughts of revenge

know this has  happened
to the best of us
the perpetrators are to be pitied

forgive if you think they deserve another chance
if not most importantly forget
forget they even exist
remove  them from your thoughts and life

inner peace is too precious a gift
to be compromised

Midweek Motif- Poets Inited

OctPoWrimo 2019 - Week 4

Day 21

Screaming into the wind





screaming into the wind
the sailing boats
carried our ancestors
in chains from afar

a recalcitrant lot
not deferential
irreverent
known for giving their betters
the aussie salute
the legacy still lingers










 Day 22

broken pieces






the japanese
fill the cracks with gold
to restore broken  bowls
kintsugi





the recyclists 
use discarded beer and wine bottles
to make beautiful windows
kashikoi


Day 23

Fur Babies 





an endless source of comfort
affection and squidgy cuddles
marmalade boy purrs loudly like a steam engine
sprawled out diagonally across the queen size bed
dreaming of fresh salmon and shrimp
oblivious to the fact that  lady bountiful
provider of his lavish sybaritic life style
panderer to his every whim
is unable to get into her own bed



Day 24


BREATHING


her passion was as important
as breathing to her
she spent years of hard work
dedicated to achieving her goal
thought of nothing else
it was at the forefront of her existence


the idea
of not continuing
of giving up her dream
was unthinkable
she came so close
to getting what she wanted

she faltered briefly
that's all it took
she lost everything
she didn't die
it just felt that way for a while
she still keeps on breathing




Day 25

White









Cinquain

snow white
has a wild side 
not all sweetness and light
hanging out with the 7 dwarves
bad move



Day 26

What has been unspoken







what has been unspoken
between us will remain so
it serves no purpose to speak now
after so long a silence
time to go our separate ways
time to let go

Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love (Slayd5000)

Shadorma

friday night
best night of the week
thoughts of you
blissing out
on man's awesome legacy
jazz and all that jazz

Mini weekend challenge with Sherry Blue Sky
Imaginary Garden with Real Toads

Midweek Motif _ Poets United

This Is Just To Say

By William Carlos Williams

I have eaten

the plums

that were in

the icebox

and which

you were probably

saving

for breakfast

Forgive me

they were delicious

so sweet

and so cold

RESPONSE

this is just to say

i am making lobster mornay tonight

with a fresh green salad 

followed by

fresh fruit berry salad

with mango and passionfruit icream

forgive me

for not offering you any

it tastes delicious 

goes spiffingly with chilled champagne

and you're not getting any of that either