ominous signs
across the darkening sky
mages tried to clarify
but utterly failed
to demystify
the celestial
warning
before
they
died
***
The Darkening Sky
Tag: Poetry
Corridors in Time
interconnecting anyplace
dimensional corridors
embrace
dual realities
compete
in cyberspace
over the fate
of the
human race
***
The Aftermath
slate gray skies
devil winds swirling
as dying embers
seek new life
ash blankets
smoldering landscapes
where neighborhoods
once stood
silent in the toxic air
mute testimony
to the terror
that had been there
scorched bodies
of humans and animals
litter the hellscape
no birds in the air
nothing left
but despair
**
The Thinker
wrapped in thought
like a cocoon
ready to bloom
the thinker
ponders
Plato
in her cerebral womb
comfortably
consuming
knowledge
like candy
in a safe place
where wisdom
is the base
**
Legends and Lies
a slender arm
reached up
from the lake’s
dark waters
reaching for the sky
clutching
the legendary
sword
Excalibur
a gift for a king who would die
wielding it against enemies
who personify
evil in a mythical land
called Camelot
where
noble knights
court fair damsels
in a world
that never was
**
Under Fire
red and green tracers crisscrossing in the night sky
brass shell casings dropping on the moist forest floor
while soldiers on both sides die
for conflicting ideologies
from opposite societies
fleshy pawns
in global games of war
dead “patriots”
who faced the horror
of being
under fire
***
Islands in the Sky
the keeper of dreams
comes to imaginations
with lurid temptations
promising
islands in the sky
beauty
in the mind’s eye
a veritable Versailles
where ones mind can fly
to islands in the sky
where mythology
turns into folk etymology
and no one has to die
***
A Case For Mediocrity
fame, glory, and power motivate many
while others are content to be ordinary
the case for mediocrity
isn’t always easy to see
how living quietly
makes some happy
living without envy
and fame’s frenzy
can be
a friendly journey
without strife
the rest of your life
***
Memo to a Supreme Being
for the sake of humanity
bring us together in unity
we’re a troubled society
in desperate need of harmony
help us see
the absurdity
of denying diversity
so that we can live
together peacefully
***
Carp Diem
Towering Ambitions
Towering ambitions
like castles in the sky
are for dreamers
who aren’t afraid to fly
it takes a bold person
who isn’t afraid to die
to embrace ambition
to pursue a goal
and bring it to fruition
**
