Thoughts

Thinking out loud Free Verse Poetry

      Thoughts ....

    Mystery of thought;

    the thought ... 

    but a mystery.

    Never to be truly 

    captured in words.

    For words often lose 

    true meaning

    of the thought ...

    Words glide lightly 

    over the surface

    of the thought ...

    The thought ...

    held captive within us;

    for a mere instant then, evaporates,

    as quickly as it appeared.

    Now - but a mystery 

    that escapes us ...

    As one thought;

    steps quickly ~ over another;

    overlapping, so cleverly.

    Thought upon thought ...

    leaving no void.

    Even as we sleep, 

    our thoughts have a

    light of their own ...

    dancing about, leaving 

    us with dreams 

    and, a mystery ...

           ~~~

                          

Author's Note

If you happen to pass by and read my poem I would really appreciate a review.
I always review everything I read.

Reviews

[lightsong]

Love this one dear Lisa, specially the first verse, it's cleverly written. your whole poem paints what a thought is, how it's clear sometime, confused at the others, sometimes we are able to describe it, other times we can not. Brain is as the heart, powerful with no limits. our thoughts are the products and fruits of it.

[Lisasview]

Wow… seems you are going through my poems… how nice of you!!
Yes, thoughts are all that you describe and often either are or lead to memories…and often different from the initial thought…
Lisa, at the gym

[Brad]

Filed under "why mind reading would be the worst superpower". Thoughts really are a miracle, or a curse, depending on the day.
Well done.

[Lisasview]

Hi Brad, Interesting that you found this older poem of mine to read.
I so appreciate your wonderful ~ insightful review,
Lisa

[Temperance]

Thoughts roll around in our minds and, one thought can morph into another or, be the genesis of another thought. Funny how that works. Our thoughts can escape us...that's why I have to write them down. Regarding your last stanza....how often do we wake from a dream and have it vanish or, be on the tip of one's mind and every effort to capture it eludes us. I really like this poem Lisa! Thank you for sharing! Temp

[Lisasview]

Good morning Temp,
Yes, that is so try and then those thoughts may actually be memories..or even a new thought can remind us of something and pull us back into a memory...My poem Nymph began with one thought and I had no idea where I was going with that thought..but when I got to the word glimpse my pen took over and my poem was born..I am so glad that you really like my poem...
Thank you for taking the time to read and review,
Lisa, early in Spain

[Temperance]

You are one of my favorites so, I am always eager to read your new work. T

[Levi Levin]

So very true about the thoughts and how they seem to travel about. They can be clever as the wind. You did a great job at this piece!

[Lisasview]

Hi Levi,
Thank you so much for your review..
I really appreciate it..Traveling thoughts...many of them memories.. I recently wrote and posted Guardian of our Memories... Not sure if you read that one yet?
Lisa, now in Spain

[CD Campbell]

Very nice and thought provoking write. I liked it. I wonder how many stray thoughts that amount to nothing go through our heads everyday? The noise of it can drown you. But we sit down with intention and hope for a series of thoughts to strike like repeated lightning in a thunderstorm. Sometime it's hooray and sometimes it's nay. Have a good night, Lisa. CD

[Lisasview]

Good morning CD,
Great to have someone new looking at my poem... It has been awhile since I have had a review for this one.
Yes, our brains are so cluttered by a zillion thoughts..
I lve when yo said "like repeated lightning in a thunderstorm... You should use that in poem.
Thank you for taking the time to read and review,
Lisa, 7am in lovely Spain

[Sami Khalil]

Painting and poem are awesome. Food for thought(Opppsss). I used your title. Very true and well said. You are digging deeper into the human mystery. Might be that thoughts start in the spiritual world and then manifest themselves in the physical realm??? Just a thought came to me(Opppssss) again.

[Lisasview]

Good morning Sami,
I am going back over my reviews to make sure i responded to each one and I came across this one from you...Wow 2 months ago... ow did I miss it!!
I really enjoyed reading your thoughts about my little poem..A tardy thank you for taking the time to read and respond.
Lisa, working on my computer early this morning

[Sami Khalil]

No worries. It happens to me too. You are welcome Lisa resigning to write poems and residing somewhere in Spanish meadows.

[Sami Khalil]

"The thought ...
held captive within us;
for a mere instant then, evaporates,
as quickly as it appeared."

[Lisasview]

Thank you again dear Sami...

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome muchly.

[Sami Khalil]

"Mystery of thought;
the thought ...
but a mystery."

[Lisasview]

And, again for reviewing Sami..
Lisa

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome Seneorita in beautiful Spain.

[DIVYA]

Thoughts seem independent of us. Entities unknown. Alive on their own. I enjoyed this poem so much!

[Lisasview]

Thank you so much Divya, for reviewing my poem.. I wrote this one just as I felt it with no corrections and submitted it...Just putting my thoughts on to paper..
Lisa

[Chris Shaw]

Those thoughts so personal to us that can linger or dissipate into thin air at will. They enter uninvited and they leave only when they are ready. Some of them are so intrusive. I like your lines here very much Lisa. A good subject for a poem.

Chris

[Lisasview]

Thank you so much Chris.. This is one of my poems where I wrote it out and never changed or fixed one thing about it..
I let my thought get onto paper..
Lisa