Add-a-Poem

[anirbas]

(btw, Phant, both of your above pieces have legs of their own to stand on. Could easily be posted in a thread of their own. )

[anirbas]

Look! My last message flipped the page!!!! Woohoo!!!!!

[anirbas]

I can hear Phant sighing, 'cause now, the last poem is on the other page...hehe

[aims]

[glow=red,2,300]Go forth
harm no one
including yourself!
Put animosity on the shelf,
wear a big old grin like a christmas elf,
or a fairy, or a pixie,
walk down the road whistling dixie.
Don't wear a frown
or you may find yourself face-down
victim of a trickster who trips you up
and take care to notice what he pours in your cup!
wears that malicious grin & salutes with chin as he says "SUP"
no one will want your company, even your pup![/glow]

[phantasm]

Even your pup has curiosity, why don't you?
Everyone needs to stick their noses where they don't belong.
Humans are supposed to have more curiosity by a furlong
compared to the other animals, what with our discoveries
of physics, astronomy, chemistry, climatology, and every
other -ology that you can possibly think of.

Embrace the child's questions,
especially the 'why' questions.
By answering a child you teach yourself.

Why have so many put their brains on a shelf?
They let themselves be pushed around by authoritarians,
religious or secular, it doesn't matter.

Someone's wallet is likely getting fatter
when you submit to some authority.
Expertise we will always be needed.
But bossing people around needs to get weeded.

Curiosity gives us power, it makes us more
emboldened by the hour. It helps us own our lives.

Be curious. Become more human.

[phantasm]

Are my last lines tough to other people, or something???

[anirbas]

yes, totally...absolutely...completely...gigglegiggle...

[anirbas]

Be curious.
Become more human.
Or not. You could become a cat.

[aims]

Become a cat,
imagine that
sly and aloof
make the human go poof!
or bring them back,
in the sack
and sleep on top of their heads
take over the beds
rip the curtains to threads!
Ah what fun to be a cat
really and truly that's that!

[anirbas]

Oh, my STARS!!!!! Loving the felinic whimsy of this piece!!!!!
Can't believe I am just getting around to reading it!!!!!!!!!!

(If joining us, the above poem, is the poem in play. NOT the comments in this box)

[phantasm]

that's that!

oh, is that a fact? I ask.
but the whip cracks
in an air of finality

it doesn't care
what else is out there
it just wants to enforce the party line
and punish anyone who whines.

They think everything will be fine
if everyone just listens to them.
But that is exactly the reason why we should not
automatically listen to whatever they say.

No matter how much they bark or bray
about how the world is going to hell,
We'll be all right once we know the truth--

people don't need to be ruled over.

[aims]

People don't need to be ruled over,
they need to feel like what they think and feel,
what they want or need, . . .
matters!
Condescension,
it inspires revolution!!!

[phantasm]

Condescension inspires revolution
Arrogance inspires impudence
Ignorance inspires backlash

And on and on and on and on and on it goes
People taking too much for granted
Figuring that life is as it should be in the Land of the Free
When there are groups that have never tasted 'free.'

Some people have no concept of what others think,
they just don't care-- they spend their entire lives
in a mental cocoon and think that's normal.

Come on out, little insect
the world is bright and pretty.

[aims]

Come on out, little insect
the world is bright and pretty
Even when the weather is shitty
the world is a wondrous place
and only humanity's carelessness scars her face,
and tries to annihilate her at a breakneck pace!!
then tries to cover their violence with flowers and lace.
it would be prettier without the human race!

[phantasm]

Ooof, that's a last line I can't use...

[aims]

Sorry Phantasm let's see where I can take it leaving a better last line?!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Prettier without the human race!
but then it would be wide open space
with amazing creatures big and small
but without the personality
missing something in the "All"
no one around to wonder
about the sound of a tree fall in the forest
when no one is around.
well, does it make a sound???!!
only animals to get out of the way,
no one there to say:
"I think, therefore I am"

[phantasm]

I think, therefore I am
I exist as an explorer of pools of water,
still, deep, mysterious

I enter without making a ripple,
I rise with no hint of activity of surface-breaking.
My mind exists in stillness.

There is activity in motionlessness
in the middle of roiling thought-waves,
there can be a void without it swallowing all

In a world of ever-present and protean agendas,
In a life of breathlessness, where nothing solid endures,
We learn the truth: existence is grounded in thought.

Not in status
Not in money
Not in power
Not in snobbery
Not in poverty
Not in powerlessness
Not in non-status

We exist.
Where we go from there is up to us.


What thoughts would you like to think today?

[nimbusGLOW]

Thank You Phant ... for your
really wonderful "bridge-ending".
That one, I very much wanna work with.



what thoughts would you like to think today ?




what thoughts would you like to think today
?

is today a pleasant day to ponder
?

'tis this a thought-full day to contemplate
?

would you think upon thinking deep thoughts
such as mindful contemplation upon Existence
?

or perhaps would you be set merrily adrift
in mindless meanderings of whimsical fancy
?

would you think of what cherished dreams
you genuinely want to come true
?

oh and all those special wishes
you faithfully hope to be fulfilled
?


it seems, if you think thoughts such as
"I think ... I think I am ... therefore, I am"
~

then would it not stand to reason, that the thought
"at least, I think I must be" ... will surely prove that you am
? ?

for indeed, if you ultimately ARE what you think,
then Noble Thinker ... you am ... you is ... you be
~ ~ ~

which would lead to the self-proclaimed conclusion
"I are ... I is ... I be ... ... and ain't that grand and glorious"
? ! ?

"I live as the being, which Thought has created,
to be the unique 'I AM' expression I have become"
~
~
~


your next most-obvious thought in question might be
"I wonder how much fun I could have with all this thinking"
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[phantasm]

exalt!

[nimbusGLOW]

Thank you, Phant ... for your very kind "exalt".


I'm going to offer a different "bridge-ending" below
so that the next participant can choose between either
the first one I posted in my reply above, or this addendum's
version, which is intended to take a whack at life's wild reality.

(truth be told, I'm still not quite sure where this is taking itself)





"I wonder how much fun I could have with all this thinking"
or how ‘bout another introspective thought with even more intrigue
~

"It might be fun to see what sort of mischief all this thinking could get me into"
because at times, it appears as though the mischief-makers have all the fun
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[pegesus]

It appears as though the mischief makers have all the fun
but I find some of their deeds painful to watch
the glee they have at running havoc over my oderly world
only drives me to dismay and to that early grave I so often vow

do they really see me as an object of play or am I just the folly they seek
my world seems to crumble beneath their gaze as they dream up another scheme
a childs delight at tearing the wall paper from my walls or spilling my milk into my lap
a childs folly to follow the stars from galaxy to galaxy

[pegesus]

well, my two cents worth has been added to the wall....I know....I have stayed away far too long....but life is once more into its topsy turvy turn of things....i'm not sure which way is up or down anymore.....and to think I may have to raise children again if the courts so decides....and this time I cant run away, I's my nickel this time

[phantasm]

A child's folly to follow the stars from galaxy to galaxy
is really frustration at life-- that's what it all comes down to.

It is a sense of powerlessness
clawing at the walls
adding stickers to walls and mirrors, then picking them off
running like mad around the room
refusing to eat your peas
wanting to do all sorts of things and hearing 'no' too often

The character of childhood will never change
so long as we remain human.

But

Some people have no tolerance for natural ignorance,
exploring, wondering, always asking questions
"shut up and sit down" they say, obsessed with control

Childhood should be a time of cultivating enthusiasms

life is for living, learning, loving, exploring
But so many fritter away our lives, snoring
Our child-selves would sue our current selves for being boring.

Create. Recreate. Imagine.

[phantasm]

Come on, that's an easy last line, don't you guys think? I'm trying
not to make em too tough....

[nimbusGLOW]

Okay, Phant ... I for one will give it a try.
You have successfully lured me in, at least.

Thank you for the kind composition-invitation.



Create. Recreate. Imagine.

... create ...

oh, what novel mystical entities
would someone be able to conjure-up
to create new-thing-ness from no-thing-ness



... recreate ...

ah, what enigmatic miraculous substance
could someone cleverly idealistically fashion from
what would previously have been almost-anything-else



... imagine ...

yes, take a moment to imagine the endless possibilities
of possessing the copious ability to create virtually what-ever,
and if it doesn’t live up to one’s own ultimate plans, then re-create it



... well take a closer look ...

see how this seemingly magical ethereal inventive power
evolves within every particle of tangible and intangible being-ness
while it also continuously re-re-evolves upon itself at every opportunity



... it’s almost as if ...

The Infinite Eternal Universe offers yet another clue,
in nebulous tones of creative imagination,
“And now ... for my NEXT trick ... ...”

[aims]

“And now ... for my NEXT trick ... ...”
I grow a . . . .
no that's not right
I'll star in a . . . .flick
be all smooth
all slick
I'll shave my legs with nary a nick.
Everything I do from now on will just, . . .
somehow click!!!

[anirbas]

Wow. Wow. Wow. And wow, again. I have to give it to Phant and Amy, you guys have a good back and forth flow going on in this thread! Great work!!!! And loving the additions by Peg and Nims! Great stuff, all of you!

(sidebar-hang in there, Mary. and perhaps, if you end up raising the grands, that is as it should be...think of it...as you say...you left...and this, is your way to repay that debt to this particular child, no matter what he has done...life is a mystery and always, always grand, even when it isn't...)

I have nothing to add to the poetical flow and go of this thread folks...Other than my comments...So, carry on...Carry on...Or, wait a minute...Perhaps I do...?

[nimbusGLOW]

Thank You "aims" ... for your very clever offering.

I hope I can live up to what you've composed ... and
my hope is that I might offer some good-enough ending
for our next-up poet-visionary participant to compose with.




I just noticed ... our beloved Sabrina, you have returned.
Will wonders never cease ... miracles still abound.
Welcome back, Dear-Heart ... glad to see you.




Everything I do from now on will just . . . somehow click




everything I do from now on will just ... somehow click
now ya see, that’s what I’m talkin’ about ... me being slick

I get to form a new plan ... pardon my mistakes along the way
remind myself “there’s always tomorrow ... always a new day”

yeah I’ll polish-up slick, smooth-out my path ... and stuff like that
I'll rise above it all ... to hit a home-run when I’m next-up at-bat

I’ll clear out my own issues, get past my quirks, make a new start
from now-on I keep my promises ... pitch-in to help and do my part

I’ll give a little more than is asked for ... giving my all, my very best
just because ... no special reason needed ... I simply make it my quest

Uh-huh ... that’s the ticket ... that one-way ticket to my break-through
I’ll share my gifts, offer my smile, lend my support, choose to be true

THERE it is ... being true to myself, doing the same with who I meet
to live ‘happy’ ... to enjoy the simple things that make life complete

Then when free-time tells me to lay down and relax ... I’ll just ‘be’
to ‘be’ in the moment ... the future will arrive soon enough for me

when the future finally does get here, I'll greet it, and come out cool
cool as I can be, I’ll go forth ... with courage my most potent tool

brave enough, even daring enough ... to sometimes slip and fall
I’ll get back up, adjust my stance ... then walk on, straight and tall




so now I guess ... nothing more need be said about all this
except ... it would be fun to find a cute lady-love to kiss

and maybe hidden within her soft passion-kiss
life's wild thrill to find my True-Love’s bliss

If you wish ... choose either one of its two (sort-of)-endings.

possibly this one ... ...

I’ll get back up, adjust my stance ... then walk on, straight and tall


or perhaps this one ... ...

and maybe hidden within her soft passion-kiss
life's wild thrill to find my True-Love’s bliss

Have loads of fun, either way.

[aims]

Thank You Nimbus ;D

I’ll get back up, adjust my stance ... then walk on, straight and tall

even if first I must crawl
or squint to read the writing on the wall
written in a tortured scrawl
because I've received the call,
the call, the call
that tells me to scale walls
to overcome monster mauls.
Every day, death beckons us to lie still
but life keeps urging, prodding, and pulling us on
giving up kills
going on thrills
even when we are long gone
for many eon
something approves of what we've done and the lengths we've gone.

[nimbusGLOW]

Thank You once again "aims" ...
above is another great composition
from your unique, highly talented style.



something approves of what we’ve done and the lengths we’ve gone




something approves of what we’ve done
and those lengths to which we’ve gone.
unseen something, or unknown someone
in minute quantity ... yet ‘tis never none


even if one solitary soul would remain
to lend their witness in goals we attain,
there’s still better reason not to complain
for we’ve made enough progress to sustain


to sustain, perchance venture beyond ... to uplift
to guide our ambitions ... so not to aimlessly drift,
instead to remove our doubts with a mental shift,
that we may view our achievement as a valid gift


any achievement ... as a gift we’re inspired to share,
helping others see their inner light, their brilliant flare.
many a long and winding road we travel when we dare
to at last realize ... we possess Valor sufficient to spare