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what if midnight was never scary
Posted: July 1st, 2011, 10:54 am
by saw
what if I actually had
something to say
some nugget so profound
it would make you smile
cry or something,
what if i stumbled upon
some morsel of wisdom
you could easily swallow
with a glass of liquid moonlight
not like a bitter pill
like a vitamin of serenity,
what if I tapped into
a universal vein by accident
my pen electrified like a hypodermic
by some abhorrent energy
looking for an insomniac just like me
to push the plunger,
what if we could all be
vehicles of enlightenment
by simply learning how to sit still
somewhere safely and quietly
awaiting the signals of that moment,
oh, i don't know
perhaps that would be too boring.
Re: what if midnight was never scary
Posted: July 1st, 2011, 11:04 am
by stilltrucking
poetry
faster than the speed of light
slower than moonlight
gloom and glow
doom and maroon
I would be bored without your poetry
Re: what if midnight was never scary
Posted: July 1st, 2011, 12:08 pm
by emel.scott
I think you answered your own question but it's always thoughtfuls that you're asking.
Re: what if midnight was never scary
Posted: July 2nd, 2011, 7:39 am
by dadio
reflective poem. what ifs. enjoyed.
Re: what if midnight was never scary
Posted: July 4th, 2011, 10:07 pm
by saw
thanx gents.....hope everyone had a relaxing 4th.....I did, I had a 5th.....
Re: what if midnight was never scary
Posted: July 4th, 2011, 11:20 pm
by stilltrucking
July Fourth
it was a good day
not the same for me as it used to be for me
"I used to sleep at the foot of old glory..."
I have avoided all the patriotic TV specials today
no filth but a shot of gin
Charles Bukowski as patriotic as it gets for me today
that really was a good poem
I just wanted to say that again
enjoy more every time I reread it.
"A flatterer is worst than a murderer to me." I.B.Singer
Re: what if midnight was never scary
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 9:05 am
by saw
thanx so much for the very kind words, truck, for taking the time to not only read multiple times, but to respond in a thoughtful way....what more could any poet want......i was exaggerating about the fifth, but it seemed like the natural order after the 4th.....no flag waving for me either.....hung out with family trying to occasionally become aware that this time could be the last for one of us.....didn't dwell there....just made a note...........thanx again
Re: what if midnight was never scary
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 2:58 pm
by joel
dadio wrote:reflective poem.
yes. moon light. eight minutes from the sun, but only moments to bounce to down to us from the shadows.
Re: what if midnight was never scary
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 11:15 pm
by hester_prynne
"a vitamin of serenity"....
Wonderful line,
loved the read!
H
Re: what if midnight was never scary
Posted: July 6th, 2011, 11:44 am
by Arcadia
love what you do with the "what ifs..." and "I don´t know" here, saw!...one of my favourites poems written by you!!!!
Re: what if midnight was never scary
Posted: July 6th, 2011, 2:00 pm
by saw
joel, hester, arcadia.....THANK YOU.....