navwin » Archives » Open Poetry #35 » A Carpenter's World
Open Poetry #35
Post A Reply Post New Topic A Carpenter's World Go to Previous / Newer Topic Back to Topic List Go to Next / Older Topic
LeeJ
Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296


0 posted 2005-04-28 03:06 PM


A Carpenter’s World

I knew the way....

Through a grove of willow trees
Mumbling under their breath
Like sleet, felling a cold winter
Makes listening, metal grey
An intrusive wind burglar
Stealing moments
Sip by sip
Tempting opinions with fidelity

Have you ever felt the ambiguity?

Oral doves spoke recitals
Filling in the blanks

Roaring like a pack of lions
Tearing at the flesh of mind
Like a paradox confessing
Some measured truth
Stacking logs next to a fireplace
There, I found no limits to the imagination
Walking on stilts, asking the right questions

What are the conclusions to the ultimate premise?

Then, the hero sinks his teeth in deep
Meeting me between surreal uncertainty
Sending up signals and signs
Like an alleluia obsession
Marking a midsummer’s dream
Wandering intimately within my soul
Omnipresence with colored flesh
Writing letters to the furtive self
Linking me to some theoretical oracle
Leaving for argument’s sake
A user’s manual in English
Sneaky lil parent, isn’t he?

A college education, couldn’t prepare you for this!

And so the unanchored willow became fully human
Revising powerful thoughts
With a floor plan
And a one way ticket to some evolutionary level
Beyond human…
With a common theme of design
Walking through a tunnel….


© Copyright 2005 Lee J. - All Rights Reserved
Midnitesun
Deputy Moderator 1 Tour
Member Empyrean
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647
Gaia
1 posted 2005-04-28 08:45 PM


"Sneaky lil parent, isn’t he?"
LOL
and yet, there are many carpenters out there
each one offering different a framing idea

Ratleader
Deputy Moderator 1 Tour
Member Rara Avis
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass
2 posted 2005-04-29 01:31 PM


Such a hard theme to write, without becoming tedious or overbearing -- or both....and every line of this poem scintillates! Excellent work here!
Susan
Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104
walking the surreal
3 posted 2005-04-29 02:51 PM


I like this very much - you smile me with consdierations

Hugs my friend -   S

If I wander far enough, long enough, will I finally know . . .

Post A Reply Post New Topic ⇧ top of page ⇧ Go to Previous / Newer Topic Back to Topic List Go to Next / Older Topic
All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format.
navwin » Archives » Open Poetry #35 » A Carpenter's World

Passions in Poetry | pipTalk Home Page | Main Poetry Forums | 100 Best Poems

How to Join | Member's Area / Help | Private Library | Search | Contact Us | Login
Discussion | Tech Talk | Archives | Sanctuary