Submissions by souladareatease
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect- Steven Wright
Star Crossed II
By Grace and Soul
HERO:
Boreas’ tantrum fills the dusk
Roars of anger, what ails he
Perchance bitter of Leander
Love of my heart, my passion
Lending surcease to my burning
Kindled by thirst for carnal bliss
LEANDER:
Beckoning light in Turquoise Tower
beacon so bright, the purposed night
Stands land opposite Hope
Heart of heart, soul of Soul
Wind blow of wicked cold
Poseidon, keep me from waters deep
HERO;
The day grows late
On this window, my candle bright
To show path...
HERO:
Boreas’ tantrum fills the dusk
Roars of anger, what ails he
Perchance bitter of Leander
Love of my heart, my passion
Lending surcease to my burning
Kindled by thirst for carnal bliss
LEANDER:
Beckoning light in Turquoise Tower
beacon so bright, the purposed night
Stands land opposite Hope
Heart of heart, soul of Soul
Wind blow of wicked cold
Poseidon, keep me from waters deep
HERO;
The day grows late
On this window, my candle bright
To show path...
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Star Crossed I
By Grace and Soul
HERO: Oh..what lips upon me breathe
of Elysium sails past
Quivering lips of Thanatos
vanquished by such softness
robbed Hyacinth’s allure away
LEANDER: lips of our met breath
that rises to life, light again
embrace and to hold, slow
thy hand do I take, from
sleeps grasp forsaken lake
...
HERO: Oh..what lips upon me breathe
of Elysium sails past
Quivering lips of Thanatos
vanquished by such softness
robbed Hyacinth’s allure away
LEANDER: lips of our met breath
that rises to life, light again
embrace and to hold, slow
thy hand do I take, from
sleeps grasp forsaken lake
...
814 reads
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Universal perfect
Cradled within my hands
blowing softly
upon the glow
with utmost care, night breathed
day in one continuous stare
fronds waved from beside the lily pad
stars explode upon comet glide
and here resides
what was plane to see
skywriting and endless forest
The palmed universe
teeming with life
surely You've seen
silver streaks
they guide my hairline
pointing the finger of time
to now, where caressed
each cheek
tears forever flow
brung by the dust
as universe grows
the cradle opens
gently
stretching, ...
blowing softly
upon the glow
with utmost care, night breathed
day in one continuous stare
fronds waved from beside the lily pad
stars explode upon comet glide
and here resides
what was plane to see
skywriting and endless forest
The palmed universe
teeming with life
surely You've seen
silver streaks
they guide my hairline
pointing the finger of time
to now, where caressed
each cheek
tears forever flow
brung by the dust
as universe grows
the cradle opens
gently
stretching, ...
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14 Comments
I've got a sinking feeling
I made swift decline
upon the escalator
holding these rails, as I died
at the top, crumpled
my carcass, left to rot
I had tried my best
truly I had, but
gin and reform don't mix
petty dealings molded
my mind to mush...
what started as a fad
is truly a riddle, penchant
for the clerical
working nights at the library...
Thoughts homicidal, unbridled
became nasty and nagging
I'd vary in ways, follow for days
hitchhike all the way, to no end...
Nasty these habits, as the gin
got worse, it...
upon the escalator
holding these rails, as I died
at the top, crumpled
my carcass, left to rot
I had tried my best
truly I had, but
gin and reform don't mix
petty dealings molded
my mind to mush...
what started as a fad
is truly a riddle, penchant
for the clerical
working nights at the library...
Thoughts homicidal, unbridled
became nasty and nagging
I'd vary in ways, follow for days
hitchhike all the way, to no end...
Nasty these habits, as the gin
got worse, it...
741 reads
10 Comments
Paddy Mcgoohan
Gas lamps on the street
flickered dances of hello
waving to the people below
I had pulled back the curtain
watching drifters and grifters
wondering if I was safe
venturing the wide open
cracked was my mind my window my time
fractures of images lay in a box
shook to death like an etch a sketch
locked in freeze frame, such breaths
to walk that street...down there with
the rest...
those beats, flat noted repeats as me
runs for the safety, cries of the empty
stays with the hungry, nibbling upon
forever, sustenance however slim ...
flickered dances of hello
waving to the people below
I had pulled back the curtain
watching drifters and grifters
wondering if I was safe
venturing the wide open
cracked was my mind my window my time
fractures of images lay in a box
shook to death like an etch a sketch
locked in freeze frame, such breaths
to walk that street...down there with
the rest...
those beats, flat noted repeats as me
runs for the safety, cries of the empty
stays with the hungry, nibbling upon
forever, sustenance however slim ...
772 reads
17 Comments
Child and Chalice
Flame of the candle,
bright within My Eye,
as the woods embrace ample cry
Sprite and Spry is dance alive,
wandering with chalice sipping the life,
so to dive this divine
we savour the sublime,
speaking sparse the fluid of times
that are dry character calls,
stories, all, past and present playing ball,
to forge what’s clad the earth,
it's practice in chant in action.
Past present future
all one and the same
the beginning the end
were found in the stream,
flowed and stroked since time i was born...
a...
bright within My Eye,
as the woods embrace ample cry
Sprite and Spry is dance alive,
wandering with chalice sipping the life,
so to dive this divine
we savour the sublime,
speaking sparse the fluid of times
that are dry character calls,
stories, all, past and present playing ball,
to forge what’s clad the earth,
it's practice in chant in action.
Past present future
all one and the same
the beginning the end
were found in the stream,
flowed and stroked since time i was born...
a...
864 reads
25 Comments
Straight to Hell
Blue took to the water
gazing out, far he could see
knowing if he swam hard
he would be to the spot
he loved so much
With vigor and taste
beloved lake, his mind
to the side
glanced Earth and Sky
recess became excess
dripping pearls pool
collections came
conscious thought
...Suddenly...
The water turned brackish,
tendrils of the bed grab hold, tugging
as the Hydra wakes, someone
dare
touch his lake
rises up to collect
each head twisting, spliced to see
climbing
swam the beast, fleet...
gazing out, far he could see
knowing if he swam hard
he would be to the spot
he loved so much
With vigor and taste
beloved lake, his mind
to the side
glanced Earth and Sky
recess became excess
dripping pearls pool
collections came
conscious thought
...Suddenly...
The water turned brackish,
tendrils of the bed grab hold, tugging
as the Hydra wakes, someone
dare
touch his lake
rises up to collect
each head twisting, spliced to see
climbing
swam the beast, fleet...
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18 Comments
Points of Light
My eyes took to the rays images
as my bound hand, wiped
dust from corners, pillaging
within the complex site
I heard in my ear, Dawn
saying She wasn't very good
I scoffed, innocent songs
hearing these many times
before, holding the phone
With trembling hands
lines etch from face to page
as to how it happened
upon this way, a reckoning
why gold drips, innocence lain
the days leap, emblazon
the gaze, as You stare
into this day, pure
as cloudless sky
laying the phone down
there I was walking
around and...
as my bound hand, wiped
dust from corners, pillaging
within the complex site
I heard in my ear, Dawn
saying She wasn't very good
I scoffed, innocent songs
hearing these many times
before, holding the phone
With trembling hands
lines etch from face to page
as to how it happened
upon this way, a reckoning
why gold drips, innocence lain
the days leap, emblazon
the gaze, as You stare
into this day, pure
as cloudless sky
laying the phone down
there I was walking
around and...
817 reads
20 Comments
A Tale of Two
Steve adored Alyss' (A-lease)
marks proved time
and time, She
was beauty, alive
slipping mickeys
wooden nickels,
please
this didn't work
She got out, what
hurt, freedom
clogged by scant
advances, She returned
favors by papered
johns, protecting
Her ass from dirty
things She disliked,
slum, born to which
swearing, forever
to exit Papas
decree, servant
upon none
save Her own skin
backed, by George.
Years later, abated
love, waiting days
for change of clothes
sad to the beat on...
marks proved time
and time, She
was beauty, alive
slipping mickeys
wooden nickels,
please
this didn't work
She got out, what
hurt, freedom
clogged by scant
advances, She returned
favors by papered
johns, protecting
Her ass from dirty
things She disliked,
slum, born to which
swearing, forever
to exit Papas
decree, servant
upon none
save Her own skin
backed, by George.
Years later, abated
love, waiting days
for change of clothes
sad to the beat on...
795 reads
17 Comments
Sunday soccer
Shades of blue
were soft winds
this day, anew
Carried in four
leaves of green
with bud in rho.
beauty, sea of see
Mayflowers bloom
then there's me
millions a mile
from my place
gathering images
in sing and play
six stringed bling,
walks for me, paint
acoustic tapestry
in a thump and run
back street delicacy
known as taking walks
these sunny Sundays
are held, breaking life
In, as constant promise
strife is not always.
winds blow color
in one form or another
breezed by belief...
...
were soft winds
this day, anew
Carried in four
leaves of green
with bud in rho.
beauty, sea of see
Mayflowers bloom
then there's me
millions a mile
from my place
gathering images
in sing and play
six stringed bling,
walks for me, paint
acoustic tapestry
in a thump and run
back street delicacy
known as taking walks
these sunny Sundays
are held, breaking life
In, as constant promise
strife is not always.
winds blow color
in one form or another
breezed by belief...
...
734 reads
22 Comments
seeker of knowledge
A journeyman learning his trade, was brought about lessons he spirited away, took his looks and all his books, put his etchings in place behind his shoulder, glancing back at what was gone over.
He headed for summer break, so glad school was over, the trade had made him tired, and thirsts for something more, thinking of new direction, took out a cup and poured, a taste upon 'morrow decadent and pure, saw in his eye visions, happiness assured.
He felt a new vitality, warmth in light does bring, breaking all the barriers as his soul now does sing.
...
He headed for summer break, so glad school was over, the trade had made him tired, and thirsts for something more, thinking of new direction, took out a cup and poured, a taste upon 'morrow decadent and pure, saw in his eye visions, happiness assured.
He felt a new vitality, warmth in light does bring, breaking all the barriers as his soul now does sing.
...
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19 Comments
hugging to home
Upon a ship left
black sail high
burns the time
that's left behind
these the leaves
to infinite days
roll now comforted
in brand new ways
what's new is old
like coming home
where rest is like
living, infinite
and giving, held
in cradle, once again
borne to tomorrow
now energy kin
loved upon a mile
kissed within a see
traveler upon
perfectness
infinite free
black sail high
burns the time
that's left behind
these the leaves
to infinite days
roll now comforted
in brand new ways
what's new is old
like coming home
where rest is like
living, infinite
and giving, held
in cradle, once again
borne to tomorrow
now energy kin
loved upon a mile
kissed within a see
traveler upon
perfectness
infinite free
851 reads
25 Comments
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