Submissions by Spirit-Quest (Nikoletta)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Sometimes the words just seem to flow; when I am lucky, I catch them before they slip away.
Transparent
If all the veils that shield us
From each other's view
Were suddenly to fall away
Revealing what is true
Would you feel embarrassed by
What’s hidden in your heart
Or would you be at ease
In showing who you are
Thoughts exposed
For all to see
Secret desires
Laid bare
Your anger, your sadness
Your dreams
And your madness
All floating through the air
Imagine all the shadows
Bathed at once in light
Forcing full transparency
This sacred second sight
From each other's view
Were suddenly to fall away
Revealing what is true
Would you feel embarrassed by
What’s hidden in your heart
Or would you be at ease
In showing who you are
Thoughts exposed
For all to see
Secret desires
Laid bare
Your anger, your sadness
Your dreams
And your madness
All floating through the air
Imagine all the shadows
Bathed at once in light
Forcing full transparency
This sacred second sight
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1 Comment
No Words
I wish the words
Would flow again
But they don't fly
From my lips
Like they use to
Hidden inside
Protected
By lies
They try to escape
The grasp
Of the past
The now
That somehow
Feels
So unreal
Yet they steal
Every ounce
Of energy
From the air
That I breathe
From the source
I receive
All that I need
Still I bleed
Would flow again
But they don't fly
From my lips
Like they use to
Hidden inside
Protected
By lies
They try to escape
The grasp
Of the past
The now
That somehow
Feels
So unreal
Yet they steal
Every ounce
Of energy
From the air
That I breathe
From the source
I receive
All that I need
Still I bleed
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1 Comment
Destiny
Full moon rising
Reflecting back a mystery
Hidden in the spaces
Of what is now our history
Judging one another
Tyrants we are bound to be
Leading us to wonder
Is this not insanity
B r e a t h e
Release
The need
To control
The flow
Of
L I F E
Let the
S O U R C E
Of all that is
Clear our
Faulty sight
Beginning
This new era
With E M P A T H Y
For all we see
Witness each
New moment
Peace and Love
Our D E S T I N Y
...
Reflecting back a mystery
Hidden in the spaces
Of what is now our history
Judging one another
Tyrants we are bound to be
Leading us to wonder
Is this not insanity
B r e a t h e
Release
The need
To control
The flow
Of
L I F E
Let the
S O U R C E
Of all that is
Clear our
Faulty sight
Beginning
This new era
With E M P A T H Y
For all we see
Witness each
New moment
Peace and Love
Our D E S T I N Y
...
966 reads
5 Comments
Strange Being – Love of Life
Though the earth
Lay frozen white
As we pass
Through winter’s night
In the spring
Shall seeds appear
Bringing forth
What we hold dear
Now our hearts
Begin to rise
Out of darkness
We've arrived
Bringing harmony
This day
The Love of Life
Will light the way
Lay frozen white
As we pass
Through winter’s night
In the spring
Shall seeds appear
Bringing forth
What we hold dear
Now our hearts
Begin to rise
Out of darkness
We've arrived
Bringing harmony
This day
The Love of Life
Will light the way
746 reads
2 Comments
Harmonic Frequency - Elevating Consciousness
Light
Expanding
Waves of bliss
Heart
Like fragile glass
Yet
Strong
And
Fierce
With eyes
That pierce
Wisdom
Deep
And
Vast
Expanding
Waves of bliss
Heart
Like fragile glass
Yet
Strong
And
Fierce
With eyes
That pierce
Wisdom
Deep
And
Vast
824 reads
7 Comments
Made of Glass -revised plus art
Those who
Live in
Glass houses
Should cease
Throwing
Stones
After all
We rarely
See
How that
Very stone
So easy
To fling
Can ricochet
And crush
Our dreams
Huff and puff
All you please
My pretty
Just realize
All personas
Are made
Of glass
Easily
Smashed
The facade
Of your pleas
I r r e l e v a n t
Mirror
Mirror
On the wall
Eventually
The curtain
Falls
Exposing
What lies
Within us all
Compassion shown...
Live in
Glass houses
Should cease
Throwing
Stones
After all
We rarely
See
How that
Very stone
So easy
To fling
Can ricochet
And crush
Our dreams
Huff and puff
All you please
My pretty
Just realize
All personas
Are made
Of glass
Easily
Smashed
The facade
Of your pleas
I r r e l e v a n t
Mirror
Mirror
On the wall
Eventually
The curtain
Falls
Exposing
What lies
Within us all
Compassion shown...
662 reads
4 Comments
From the Shadows
I finished a digital painting called "From the Shadows" and wrote this to go with it.
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Engulfed
In shadows
She lies
In wait
The moment
Arises
Fulfilling
Her fate
Embracing
Her darkness
Her light
Thus shines
Within
Her heart
They
Intertwine
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Engulfed
In shadows
She lies
In wait
The moment
Arises
Fulfilling
Her fate
Embracing
Her darkness
Her light
Thus shines
Within
Her heart
They
Intertwine
627 reads
2 Comments
Made of Glass
Those who
Live in
Glass houses
Should cease
Throwing stones
After all
We rarely
See
How that
Very stone
So easy
To fling
Can ricochet
And crush
Our dreams
Huff and puff
All you please
My pretty
Just realize
All personas
Are made
Of glass
Easy
To smash
The facade
Of your pleas
Irrelevant
Eventually
The curtain
Falls
Exposing
What lies
Within us all
...
Live in
Glass houses
Should cease
Throwing stones
After all
We rarely
See
How that
Very stone
So easy
To fling
Can ricochet
And crush
Our dreams
Huff and puff
All you please
My pretty
Just realize
All personas
Are made
Of glass
Easy
To smash
The facade
Of your pleas
Irrelevant
Eventually
The curtain
Falls
Exposing
What lies
Within us all
...
784 reads
8 Comments
Freedom
Moment by moment
Just trying to see
Finding rhyme
In the rhythm
Of living
Free
Deciphering
Riddles
Speaking
In tongues
Does anyone
Understand
Why
I am screaming
At the top
Of my lungs
Listen
If you have
Ears to hear
Recognize
Freedom comes
From within
Flowing beyond
This space
We call skin
An auspicious
Glow
Surrounds
Peace
Loving
Souls
Reminding me
In days
To come
Heart
Will rule
Man’s mind
...
Just trying to see
Finding rhyme
In the rhythm
Of living
Free
Deciphering
Riddles
Speaking
In tongues
Does anyone
Understand
Why
I am screaming
At the top
Of my lungs
Listen
If you have
Ears to hear
Recognize
Freedom comes
From within
Flowing beyond
This space
We call skin
An auspicious
Glow
Surrounds
Peace
Loving
Souls
Reminding me
In days
To come
Heart
Will rule
Man’s mind
...
1038 reads
6 Comments
Exposed
Truth
Is upon us
Like it
Or not
Glass walls
Collapsing
Exposing
Our thoughts
Inspect
The corridors
Laid deep
In your mind
Clean up
Whatever
Debris
You may find
For glass walls
Are falling
Of this
Be assured
Ensure
The thoughts
Which you
Harbor
Are yours
Be willing
To own them
Dark and light
For we each
Have
Our own
Demons
To fight
It matters
Not
Who
You were
...
Is upon us
Like it
Or not
Glass walls
Collapsing
Exposing
Our thoughts
Inspect
The corridors
Laid deep
In your mind
Clean up
Whatever
Debris
You may find
For glass walls
Are falling
Of this
Be assured
Ensure
The thoughts
Which you
Harbor
Are yours
Be willing
To own them
Dark and light
For we each
Have
Our own
Demons
To fight
It matters
Not
Who
You were
...
815 reads
4 Comments
Boundless
As the song goes
So goes time…
“slippin', slippin', slippin'”
Into a future
In my mind
I feel it
I see it
Slipping away
Out of bounds
Out of reach
It keeps slipping
Day by day
Does time exist at all
Of course
Not
IT…
Just another
Agreed upon
Illusion
There is no tomorrow
There is no yesterday
This moment
Right NOW
Is all
That is in play
The sweetness of the air
The hollow of this space
Depends on
Our...
So goes time…
“slippin', slippin', slippin'”
Into a future
In my mind
I feel it
I see it
Slipping away
Out of bounds
Out of reach
It keeps slipping
Day by day
Does time exist at all
Of course
Not
IT…
Just another
Agreed upon
Illusion
There is no tomorrow
There is no yesterday
This moment
Right NOW
Is all
That is in play
The sweetness of the air
The hollow of this space
Depends on
Our...
734 reads
4 Comments
Caution
Flattery
A dangerous beast
Get too close
Become
Her feast
Destiny
A fragile thing
Speak too soon
Crush its wings
With mindfulness
And great care
Let silence
Save us
From the snare
Lest we slip
And break the spell
In vanity
We shall not dwell
Yet even in
The darkest day
The heart was meant
To give away
A dangerous beast
Get too close
Become
Her feast
Destiny
A fragile thing
Speak too soon
Crush its wings
With mindfulness
And great care
Let silence
Save us
From the snare
Lest we slip
And break the spell
In vanity
We shall not dwell
Yet even in
The darkest day
The heart was meant
To give away
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3 Comments
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