More Than I Can Say

I went looking for something different,
maybe embedded in the rooms
of other worlds.
Possibly feelings
contained in oceans,
drunk
from singing
romantic melodies.  

I found skies running backward
and started asking myself
too many questions
about just how
I should be.
Then across my face
ran my inner child
and solved the mystery.

Under my feet, I stepped on syllables
I had charmed
into becoming a song
of the morning.
Just to watch them staring back
into the sea of my soul
on pages requiring nothing
from me.

I went looking for something different,
entranced
in complete curiosity.
What I found was a flower
unwinding each petal
into the light
of day.

Embedded in the rooms of other worlds
there are winds
that imprint pleasure in shades
that cry out to the ego
in sudden breaths
and feelings
contained in oceans
burning brighter
than anything I have
ever said.

Author's Note

Artist : Meruzhan Khachatryan
Use your imagination with this one............

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

I went looking for something different. This is a great poem about stopping to notice the little things that are unique and beautiful around us. Sometimes love comes in a different package than what you are normally drawn to and that can make all the difference in the world.

[unknown]

More than I can say because some things are unknown hence the mystery until it is solved :) ....but I love a good mystery to gather the pieces to the puzzle. Tremendous poem Neva!

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Wow, a stunner, for me it speaks of realisation of what is real and how to get back to it, the childhood beauty of things!!

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

what a magnificent journey~

what a stunning vision you create with this particular stanza . . . .

I found skies running backward
and started asking myself
too many questions
about just how
I should be.
Then across my face
ran my inner child
and solved the mystery.

[Lily Mae]

Now my imagination wanders with this one so I will just say.. that it is beautiful and thought provoking :) xxx

No imagination needed. I followed you on your journey leading to self discovery. Birthing new ideas and stepping outside myself in amazement of others and the talents they freely share. Thank you :)

[EMF]

A poem that is about what you want it to be about. Read into it what you will, it is startling and sintilating. Definatley one for the library. But then again, all of yours are.

[Elephants & Coyotes]

How fabulous - sounds like my journey to find myself.
Ended up finding words...which, in turn, helped me discover more about myself than most anything else I've encountered.

Beautifully written, Neva.
=)

[Derek S.Keck]

I found skies running backward
and started asking myself
too many questions
about just how
I should be.
Then across my face
ran my inner child
and solved the mystery.


That stanza just stood out to me without me even having to analyze it. I just know where you were at when you wrote it. Things are simple and the world is a great mystery, the world of man is complex, but the world itself is simple. Our only requirement on earth is to live (something most people don't do well), which I think some people find disturbing because people need purpose in life. I, on the other hand, always found that concept to be liberating. I find myself forgetting that idea a lot, but silence, music, poetry and nature help me to remember that. I especially love that last stanza too!

[deeps]

This is such a deep powerful read.
I really enjoyed this.
Wonderful write Neva!