Thoughts

Thinking out loud

      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 ...

           ~~~

                          

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I am, therefore I think...okay, so not exactly the "cogito, ergo sum" of Descartes but it's hard to "be" without thinking. It reminded me slightly of the preface to the short story, "The Body" by Stephen King which was later made into the movie, "Stand By Me". In the preface, King says "The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them. It's hard to make strangers care about the good things in your life.” I very much enjoyed the read. Thank you for sharing your "Thoughts". Bless, F.

[Lisasview]

Number 4.. how is that possible... number four with no response..and, it appears you are pretty much the only one with out a response.. So once again.. I am thanking you for your review.. Important things can be hard to say...that is for sure... People are usually only interested in their own lives..so yes, " It's hard to make strangers care about the good things in your life.”
Lisa, still going through my poems

[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.

[Sami Khalil]

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

[Sami Khalil]

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

[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

[Florin Dragoș Minc..]

" thoughts have a
light of their own" this is an interesting line.
One can deduce that what we are is the observers of thoughts. Make you think that maybe this is what is pointing the scriptures when they talk about the omniscience of God.
~
Nice to meet you!

[Lisasview]

So nice to meet you as well,
Seems like you enjoyed this poem...
Lisa

[Florin Dragoș Minculescu]

Yes I enjoyed.
:)

[Lisasview]

Great!! Good to hear..

[Relic]

As though thoughts were moths flitting and fluttering about in our mind, as we, in good attempts, try to catch them, but find it futile. This, to me, is why trying to write a poem is often so difficult.

Why do those ideas seem to evade us when we try to construct something of interest to others. It is something I've struggled with forever.

This is the first poem I've read by you, Lisa, and I enjoyed it very much. Any poem that allows us to see or think is a good one to me. :)

[Lisasview]

So glad to know you like my poem... The interesting thing for me is that I get this pull to write a poem and I just write it down..Almost feels like I am not writing it.. So weird... Sometimes I do absolutely no fixes..even weirder.. This is one of those..no fix poems..
I always feel that when I read a poem that makes me think that is good...
Glad you plan yo read more.
Lisa

[Lisasview]

I meant ..one of those not fixed poems I wrote...
L

[Relic]

Gotcha. :)

[Lisasview]

oh good...just typing too quickly.. I think..

[writergurl]

Ever so wonderful and truthful, such an amazing write...

[Lisasview]

Wow, how great is this.. I see you are reviewing a couple of my poems and sonnets and I so appreciate that you took the time to read.
Thank you o very much,
Lisa