if god made
wonder
to paint the true heart
i whisper away and listen not well
and if god made the day
to further his cause
to thrust upon man his limitless wise
then in wisdom i fail, fall
short and repeated
in word and in prayer my stand
in mankind
for i am not free as in
willing
or freedom
but write with such fault
purporting in vain
lost to the world
its maker, its beauty
laughing in awe
of the colorless rain
no i am not free nor my voice
nor my wonder
much less the thoughts breath
i find i am beating
(repeating) i find
no more free i than
the swallow is free of its
wing
bkmackenzie
2016
Linked to the Poetry Panty
wonder
to paint the true heart
i whisper away and listen not well
and if god made the day
to further his cause
to thrust upon man his limitless wise
then in wisdom i fail, fall
short and repeated
in word and in prayer my stand
in mankind
for i am not free as in
willing
or freedom
but write with such fault
purporting in vain
lost to the world
its maker, its beauty
laughing in awe
of the colorless rain
no i am not free nor my voice
nor my wonder
much less the thoughts breath
i find i am beating
(repeating) i find
no more free i than
the swallow is free of its
wing
bkmackenzie
2016
Linked to the Poetry Panty
Wonderful flow. Appreciate you sharing.
ReplyDeletethank you Martin for taking the time to read my poetry...bkm
Deletelyrical right to that most wonderful of endings
ReplyDeleteThank you very much so appreciated...bkm
DeleteReally powerful and beautiful piece. Absolutely love this:
ReplyDeleteand if god made the day
to further his cause
to thrust upon man his limitless wise
then in wisdom i fail,
Thank You Victoria...bkm
DeleteI love this beautiful piece that questions freedom and free will...quite profound I think.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Gayle...bkm
DeleteSuch a powerful write..!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sanaa...bkm
DeleteThis is just cryptic enough for me to stand here scratching my head for the rest of the day...ah, you clever thing, you!
ReplyDeleteThank you much Tim...bkm
DeleteYes, the flow is th the thing here, together with sublime thoughts that swirl so... My fave of the night so far.. For example:
ReplyDelete"its beauty
laughing in awe
of the colourless rain" Terrific! More of this please...
Thank you much. I do appreciate...bkm
DeleteOh I do love the concluding lines... how can we ever be free of the beating (repeating)...
ReplyDeleteThank you much Bjorn...bkm
DeleteLove to revisit... the swallow and it's double meaning worked on me this time.
DeleteThe questions you posed reverberates here... when can we say that we really are free?
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading ...bkm
DeleteAt the end we all seek freedom.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the flow in these words. Well penned.
Thank you for your comments...bkm
DeleteLove the concluding 3 lines. Goes to show that freedom might not always be a good thing
ReplyDeleteThank you Bryan...bkm
DeleteI love the rhythm of this poem and its lyricism. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you much Susan...bkm
DeleteGreat poem - superb ending!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kim...bkm
DeleteAnd your words ARE full of knowing - even the notion of Colourless Rain is really quite stunning - a thought that would pass by unnoticed had you not caught it so carefully
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous, especially "laughing in awe of the colorless rain", and "no more free than the swallow is free of its wing". Wow!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful; and I enjoyed the comparison at the end. So much to wonder about!
ReplyDeleteNot free to be not free--that is completely winged!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem!
ReplyDeleteha...our limit is set by default....can't cross the boundary...sigh...a beautifully reflective poem...
ReplyDeleteExcellent write :)
ReplyDeleteIt moves with the rhythm of a song until just before the end, then the last verse changes in rhythm – perhaps appropriate to the mood of that particular conclusion.
ReplyDeleteVery good. An ejoyable read and re-read too.
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