Grounded madness...

Madness like a washed up sea,

      wind without direction &

           stars sans illumination

footsteps in but one grain of sand,

crushing dusty dugout's salvation

       that never reaches shore,

broken pieces of a glass jigsaw puzzle

    mornings lit of sundown's promise

        saying fare thee well at the end day

              tempered within the fire of bitter love tunes,

acknowledged capacity for light in dark passages

      lit within the intensity of folly's frenzy

         a predilection's soft spot lost in the fray,

                    that keeps me grounded

Author's Note

Reviews

[Ashira Macy]

stars sans illumination
footsteps in but one grain of sand,

Very different imagery here, I actually made a face when I read the grain of sand line. Not in scrutiny, but trying to picture a footprint in a single grain of sand. And of course, would stars without illumination be black holes? Or just a black sky? Very interesting Frieda, I love when you make me question things.

[Frieda P]

That's the best a poet could hope for, wish I could have seen your face. :) Thanks so much Ashira.

[Mayank]

I just couldn't control my imagination but yet I have not come to conclusion, all I could think what was in your head? madness?

[Frieda P]

Always madness in my head Mayank...I was trying to say was our acceptance of the darkness, gives us a better appreciation for the light

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Let only they who stepped into the fray take accolade for saving the live-long day.
Another bitter pill my Lady!

[Frieda P]

You're part of my madness John! lol...you read me wrong darling.....

[John Alexander McFadyen]

We are part of one another's madness my Lady!

[Frieda P]

You win the madness contest then! haha

[John Alexander McFadyen]

You concede? Has to be a first!

[Frieda P]

See 'sarcasm' dearheart!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Mwah!!!!!!

[PP]

I had to read it 3 times, because each time I read it I imagined a variety of grounded madness :) x

[Frieda P]

Best compliment a poet could hear, jazz'd it took you there Tink! :) x

[PP]

I am grounded by virtue of your sweet madness! x

[R Smith]

Another superb poem of power and a degree of insanity as well, I wish I had your ability with words its just incredible.

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Richard, along with that goes my large degree of insanity, you still game? :)

[R Smith]

I'll match you insanity for insanity, wait till you've read all my stuff, about 200 + more to go yet, hahahahahahahahaha, thats insane laughter by the way.

[Rene Salinas]

Oh so enticing. I was reading something by the name of the theory of madness and today I am met with this I am sure there is a thread there somewhere. The conrtrast however is that in the book I was reading madness is referred to as the lack of accepetance of the outer world leaving him/or her only with what is inside as reality. Your madness came at me like a concious vortex with its sole purpose to go from chaos to chaos to chaos for the building of something new. And although the renewal may not seem so obvious at the moment I think it is the grounding effect which patience will bring until that some day were all this whirwind will be a thing from the past.

They say patience is a virtue

Thankyou

[Frieda P]

I suppose madness is unique to each unto ourselves, patience is not my virtue for sure...I get more impatient with people as I get older it seems. I see the chaos for what it is though at this stage of the game, thanks for your insightful review Rene, will have to read that theory on madness....send me a link if you can.

[Rene Salinas]

Oh don't bother is an old book probably not worth the effort still if you want it is be "Hegel". I was just getting ammunition for some poetry I wanted to send for a competition.

[Frieda P]

I'll wait to read your brilliant poetry then....

[Rene Salinas]

Do I detect sharm? I just look at my sharm sensors and they flickered.....

[Rene Salinas]

*Charm I meant.....

[Frieda P]

I read 'sharm' on the live feed, and I was like huh? Of course, I'm always charmed. :)