i have a doctorate in the ordinary
forecast change with
prayer flags
and a dab of color, sepia, charcoal in hope of red
there is a fog in the air
i may string lights, it saves on matches
and fossil fuel
satellites have a direct
line to our smartphones - few have a direct
line to our heart
astronomers search nightly for other worlds, alien
life forms
we come together - we divide -we divide
again - we come together
the earth and our lungs take
a deep breath
it's time to hang lights - time to
cultivate peppermint houses - topped
with gumdrops (green, red) houses
of imagery rooms, imagery life
there is a stillness
prayer flags hang - stopped praying
change is imminent, while
hearts involuntarily beat - satellites comfort,
comfort an uncomfortable world
reassuring there will be
a season delivered
bkmackenzie
2016
forecast change with
prayer flags
and a dab of color, sepia, charcoal in hope of red
there is a fog in the air
i may string lights, it saves on matches
and fossil fuel
satellites have a direct
line to our smartphones - few have a direct
line to our heart
astronomers search nightly for other worlds, alien
life forms
we come together - we divide -we divide
again - we come together
the earth and our lungs take
a deep breath
it's time to hang lights - time to
cultivate peppermint houses - topped
with gumdrops (green, red) houses
of imagery rooms, imagery life
there is a stillness
prayer flags hang - stopped praying
change is imminent, while
hearts involuntarily beat - satellites comfort,
comfort an uncomfortable world
reassuring there will be
a season delivered
bkmackenzie
2016
Take care...
ReplyDeleteNicely composed
Thank you Martin very much...bkm
DeleteI love your opening line and I love how the opening and closing stanzas work together--
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Audrey for your comments...bkm
DeleteThis has a Decembral sweep between the outer and inner, political and vatic worlds: Comforting and cautious at once, like whistling in the dark. Amen.
ReplyDeletethere is a stillness
ReplyDeleteprayer flags hang - stopped praying
change is imminent, while
hearts involuntarily beat
Such eloquent lines here!!❤️
We may search for life in other worlds but its here that we need stay connected, and hope for a better future in a world that has gone increasingly divided and fragmented.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us ~
To me this is like an exploration both outwards to the boundaries of universe... and inwards to our inner core... and maybe from a metaphysical point they are the same... That would be a wonderful theme to explore in poetry.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful and soul searching.
ReplyDeleteI found this part to be a glorious image to imagine:"astronomers search nightly for other worlds, alien
ReplyDeletelife forms
we come together - we divide -we divide
again - we come together
the earth and our lungs take
a deep breath "
I really enjoyed reading your peom.