Carry ON Tuesday is a weekly writing opportunity. This week we have a line from a seventies tune, I Can See Clearly Now, by Johnny Nash. So I started this “thing” and had no idea in the world where it was going (maybe you can tell! aha.). Who knows where these things come from? It’s a lot like dreaming. You think about a dream you had last night and wonder, “Why did I dream that?” I just started thinking about couples who are miserable. And then there are the news stories when someone decides to burn down their “happy home”. It’s difficult to understand why someone would do this especially when they murder their family members!! It’s all very depressing to discuss. Writing…
Learning How To Kiss Our planet flies through space While lovers embrace Creating shards of light Shattering the darkest night. My dear look down Upon the stone faced ground. Gaze upon the fields and mountains Contemplate the isles that rest In unrepentant loneliness. Here for you a golden chain Put our blue green home upon it Wear it round your neck enthrone it Let it roll upon your breast As galaxies entwine your hair And falling stars are Everywhere. Kiss me once and then we fly Leaving sun and moon behind Wearing gowns of shifting starlight Drinking deep celestial wine. Now I have you in this place Somewhere deep in endless space. Teach me how to really kiss As…
“So the body exists for the use of the invisible man, the soul, not he for the body. However, the physical body must be in a certain condition for the invisible self to remain there. What a pity that this invisible self is tied to the body! If it were not, we could go walking on the water and fly in the sky and come back into the physical body again.” –Man’s Eternal Quest. **** I cannot fly today Yet perhaps last night We flew between the stars Who can tell? Tomorrow will no doubt Be like today But not always Not everlastingly so. I sew the scenes Of our escape While sitting here tonight Sleepily concealed In this weighted room And happily involved…
You an we Sittin in a tree You an us Where you be? We sittin in a tree We waitin For you An us Be hungry. Hurry up New enrollee This class Be for you And we Be gettin Itchy. Don’t be Solitary. There’s room In this tree For you An us We movin up SUP? Where you be?