Metamorphosis

Changing with each step

 

 

Metamorphosis

 

Tracing footsteps in the overgrown field

where sunlight and rain drops date

Counting sticker burrs like lemon drops

in a candy counter display

Hitchhikers I remember them called,

lovers of socks and pant legs I think

Each with their own story to tell,

minute worries clinging to that last hope of life

 

The path, familiar but then again not,

it leads somewhere else now

Dragging shadows like kite strings,

knotted in the weave of its boundaries

Taking in my surroundings and releasing them  

for another may find them useful as well,

I find still no sign of that last phrase,

spoken softly but misunderstood…is my understanding

 

A collection of stone and gravel stew

finds my shoe souls imaging in the dry dusty paste

Outlines of thoughts, perhaps poetry in oblong shapes and

perfect tread patterns stamped and posted,

showing no signs of my ever being here

Staring now at a cocoon on a lone branch, I see

what my life had been, dark and lonely, dreaming of the colors,

feeling confined but grateful for the transformation

 

You smiled, I smiled, my wings appeared and I flew,

as might a rainbow on a balloon, soaring until the tiniest speck

in the sky could be me or just something on your glasses

Light headed in a good way, free at last to define love,

the metamorphosis of my heart,

the changing of a man into more than he could hope to be,

seeking and finding that blossom,

sweet nectar, a sugary substance, love deep in the petals of life

 

Though, no one told me of the life span before hand,

no calendar hanging on my wall with circled dates highlighted in red,

nor a stamp of expiration anywhere on my heart,

good if used by…used by, funny I should write that now

as my attention rests still on this cocoon,

wondering where I went wrong,

somewhere on this path lies the answer…

for I once was a butterfly, just as you will be small cocoon,

 

at which time you will learn…

 

it is easier to fly with a heart that is unbroken

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Rita L. Sev]

This poem is rife with amazing metaphors, right from the start. The changes we go through, to become...

Staring now at a cocoon on a lone branch, I see
what my life had been, dark and lonely, dreaming of the colors,
feeling confined but grateful for the transformation...

Superb poetry, Jack.

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much my good friend.

[Keith]

Staring now at a cocoon on a lone branch, I see
what my life had been, dark and lonely, dreaming of the colors,
feeling confined but grateful for the transformation

Great metaphors, but this is brilliant. An emotional journey in this one.

[Jack...]

Thanks so very much Keith. I wasn't sure where I was going when I started this one, but I guess I got there.

[Sami Khalil]

I have to eco what Frieda says and add Bravo to this great effort...:)

[Jack...]

Thanks so very much Sami. I appreciate you always reading and reviewing my work.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)

[Frieda P]

You know how I feel about this one already, you keep topping yourself, how high can you go? I absolutely adore this one....so many great metaphors for life, love and loss. Still stuck on your thoughts here.

Outlines of thoughts, perhaps poetry in oblong shapes and
perfect tread patterns stamped and posted

Your metamorphosis is changing simple words into masterpieces my dear friend.

You've outdone yourself this time, once again! This is a definite favorite.

[Jack...]

Wow, I am overwhelmed by your review. Thank you Frieda, from some where deep in my heart. As I told you earlier, I wasn't too sure about this, but I guess it turned out to be something good. I always appreciate your kind words to me and please know, I have learned much from your poetic talents and I look forward to leanring more.

[Frieda P]

Each step in our own metamorphosis is a learning process, especially here, we feed off each other, with talent such as yours, we all strive to do better and hone our skills...I love this one to pieces, possibly because initially it reminded me of a butterfly & it took flight from there...stellar write my friend!