Splinters or a Beam

Speak ye not of shattered thoughts

Or idle minds and mismatched emotions

Sayth upon a mirror’s tears

Once were roots upon thy tree

To hold those aging branches real

 

Drip not of pieces

Broken, fractured and torn

Trickle not of shards incomplete

They grant no solace

Where an Old Oak might have shouted resonance

 

If past poses form in sad retrospection

Pray not of cries weaving forlorn despair

Nor thy venting of rages sweet angst

Deeply thought projections claim a stronger knot

Over ideas that swim but a lonely lap

 

Hail now to the stump, though old

Yields it's circles of reason and truth

Of history and the rounds of a world at large

Know thy base to know thy tree

Blossoming wisdom erupts forth

 

Only upon those ageless fruits

Born among leaves of long stretched care

Do shine brightly into the strength of thy board

A strong and sturdy log

Guides others to fully understand

 

How can one truly know thy wine

If one knows not the barrel it was fermented within?

Reviews

[Michael X]

Fermented idea coming to wine, that of a poet's flow, your words reciprocate the reasons, ode to the guidelines, resplendent expediencies , art and lust, wonderful work that takes the reader to another time and place. loved it.

[Wolfwind]

I love your reviews! Thank you! =D

[Michael X]

Always a pleasure reading Shakespeare, reborn in your words.

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a hybrid: old testament and sufi mysticism.

an impressive piece of rumination well expressed

[Wolfwind]

Thanks! Not sure where you got old testament from, but that's interesting to know that someone saw it at a different angle than i had originally. =)

[Admiral Kirk]

O.O WHOA.
This is total insanity!!!!!
The way I see it, thou art referring to WEAKNESS and speaking and forgetting and brokenness and past futures and strangely strange memories that never came. o.O Wicked awesome... O.o

[Wolfwind]

:D It matters not what I was thinking when I wrote it... The only important thing is that you saw something in it, no matter what it is! =D Thanks for commenting! I appreciate it! =)

[Admiral Kirk]

Yayyyyyyy!!!!! :D:D:D You're welcome! :D I also saw a magic fairy unicorn. O.o

[Wolfwind]

Oooh! So that's where she went! Lost her mid thought along a word and didn't know who's sentence she got caught up in! lol :D

[Admiral Kirk]

Ahhhh!!! I see! :D

[Lily Mae]

Oh how I adore the last two lines. I could feel the lessons being weaved with your words then you end it with the truth...xo I love this and always wonder why there isn't a book out there with your name on it.. xo

[Wolfwind]

I'm not sure why... I keep looking for one, but it remains illusive, like the Mesa Bunny! =) Thank you much Lilykins! You're words are always a blessing.