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Riders on the Storm
We were led to this place by a ghost, a ghoul, or a numen.
Maybe even a demon...
Walking alone along the roadside of the mind and isolation.
The place where railroad tracks travel out of time’s dimension.
Maybe even time travel…
As creepy lights mark the places of residential construction.
Madness/pure madness in the attainment of the composition.
Maybe even genius…
The alchemy of days and mostly nights over prolonged meditation.
The occasional speeding car light catches a brief flash vision.
Maybe even confrontation.
Shadow figures cannot be figured out in this radial contemplation
* * *
What is it about madness
That is so liberating?
What is it about genius
That is so isolating?
What is it about humanity
That is so vexing?
Maybe even fascinating…
Published 26th May 2021
Author's Note
I find there is a certain genius to wondering the wastes...
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26th May 2021 5:53am
Dear CO,
Railroad tracks are a mysterious marvel. They appear and disappear in the blink of an eye. Rather like some people and some life events. As for the latter half of your poem- I found all of them fabulous and thought provoking questions that could conjure many answers. I really appreciate the thinking process I’m experiencing from this terrific write. H🌷
Railroad tracks are a mysterious marvel. They appear and disappear in the blink of an eye. Rather like some people and some life events. As for the latter half of your poem- I found all of them fabulous and thought provoking questions that could conjure many answers. I really appreciate the thinking process I’m experiencing from this terrific write. H🌷
26th May 2021 8:45am
Dear H
Yes... Very nice insights into the RR tracks. They have always held great significance for me, for as long as I can remember. ( I have stories but I have the tendency to ramble and go down strange rabbit holes). Which I sense that you would understand, and that is very cool. I am very glad this piece resonated with you.
CO
Yes... Very nice insights into the RR tracks. They have always held great significance for me, for as long as I can remember. ( I have stories but I have the tendency to ramble and go down strange rabbit holes). Which I sense that you would understand, and that is very cool. I am very glad this piece resonated with you.
CO
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26th May 2021 8:51am
Love The Doors.
Yes... Capture the winds and the energy of the storm. With Promethean capabilities.
I am terribly fascinated by Norse beliefs and culture. I think of myself as something of a Merovingian. (the long haired kings). And indeed, many of the Norse beliefs translate into many other belief systems and modalities. So very fascinating. Our darkness is their darkness. Our wind is their wind.
Odin reincarnates in many different forms. (the Cross...)
Thank you R... Always edifying to interact with your perspectives...
CO
Yes... Capture the winds and the energy of the storm. With Promethean capabilities.
I am terribly fascinated by Norse beliefs and culture. I think of myself as something of a Merovingian. (the long haired kings). And indeed, many of the Norse beliefs translate into many other belief systems and modalities. So very fascinating. Our darkness is their darkness. Our wind is their wind.
Odin reincarnates in many different forms. (the Cross...)
Thank you R... Always edifying to interact with your perspectives...
CO
26th May 2021 2:17pm
I typically eschew poetry that poses questions but this one is very well written. ( I think you mean led vs lead in L1. )
You captured the query of humanism perfectly here. There is something so mysterious about us that many spend lifetimes seeking answers to those very questions. Jim Morrison would highly approve of this.
You captured the query of humanism perfectly here. There is something so mysterious about us that many spend lifetimes seeking answers to those very questions. Jim Morrison would highly approve of this.
26th May 2021 4:12pm
26th May 2021 3:23pm
And for me, it is being all those things at the same time. They pull against each other.
26th May 2021 4:15pm
I very much agree. Divinity and humanity in a conglomeration. Mind and brain seeking the answers. The answers and the questions pursuing one another... Eternity and mortality in the shifting sands...
Thank you S!
Thank you S!
