Resonate Together

Resonate Together

a divine ribbon

pulsating sanguine

waves and particles

bent and twisted

by an aged father

in response to the whims

of an ageless

ever-evolving mother

she will not die

she will not be bound

she will not stay the same

the father weaves on

out of everything, or nothing

he creates some thing

he strums a fibrous tattoo

syncopated and a beat behind

sounds waves travel and decay

upon the collision of being heard

she dances

always her mind ahead of the tune

still he composes and frets on

just for her

if he can overcome the constant

the demands of an illuminated meter

she will slow 

he can catch-up

they will resonate together

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Resonate Together is published in Strays.

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Reviews

[Robert Haigh]

Yes, our beats have to meet somewhere in the middle. Spirit and adventure should not be tamed, but we do have to compromise sometimes. Your final stanza sums the whole thing up perfectly!

[Pryde Foltz]

We are always a little at odds with ourselves even in love and from it comes experience, I suppose. Creation is demanding and never entirely pleased and thankfully because there lies room for more:)

Thank you, Robert:)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, the male always having to impress the female somehow....
I guess with the Praying Mantis he always falls short because she eats the male after intimacy.
I quite like this one...especially the imagery in the mother part.
j.

[Pryde Foltz]

Another way to look at it is the male praying mantis has mastered the dinner date. I guess he lives on through his progeny, but honestly, I think it's a little too much to ask.

Thank you, Jacob:):):)

[Einstein Noodle]

sheesh Pryde!! what a blend of the super and the natural worlds .. with so many takes to be had on it .. dang ... as i read, could only keep thinking about the gods of Greece and Rome ... male and female ... the issues of dominance and control ... yet this battle .. still fought along the front ... of the living room .. will forever have the same outcome, in my noodle ... she wins ... she wins with her hands down ;) quote form a Sade song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2pFLZIrFqU
dear Pryde ... you are something else young lady :) love on ya always!
E.

[Pryde Foltz]

I think the adage is something along the lines that one only wins with complete surrender.
read moreI think the adage is something along the lines that one only wins with complete surrender.

Thanks E:)

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahaha ... touche' .. however .. not in my world darlin' ... women are supreme .. ;))))))))))))) beauty in every seam! ...well ... sort of