Transient Things

happy new year to all...this is my first of 2018 ..hope you enjoy reading .. like the previous years..i seek your constructive input

Transient Things

Brown, leather lazy boy .........

comfort.

Worn to fit and

knitted, yellow afghan hanging 

black roosters in squares crowing ........

Wild horse winds with 

death ...riding the flying dust

Sweeping clean.

It takes.

I pull the straining rope all day

My hands calloused companions as

time whittles the soft fragrant pine.

My long fingers of decision 

Chips .........

falling away.

Red, yellow, umber burnt

caress the damp and sky

Mother's clear blue twinkles' gleam

She had no need for words 

she spoke language.

These transient things

They are so real.

1/03/2018

E.

Author's Note

Reviews

[h d e rushin]

and yet there is a space between the transiency of our human observations and the transmigration of our souls to other more adaptable paradises. That's why poets use, as a meridian of sacrifice, all the axes of memory to allow the crossing of un-related events to become power: a mothers wisdom, the fragrance of hemlocks, wild horses.

Great poems never asks use why we've been transformed only to believe that such a transformation indeed has happened......dana

[Einstein Noodle]

holy smokes Ms. rushin!! such deep philosophical and artistic application to your understanding of this poem....i swear i will read this several times and still not ken the depths of it ..thank you so much my friend!
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[Norman 223]

But the transient things are the very factors that can shape our attitudes. Technology may dominate our lives, but even that is transient, as it also progresses and modifies itself. Even our writing is a good example of these fleeting thoughts.
Nevertheless though Einstein, I much preferred your more romantic view. :-)
Norman

[Einstein Noodle]

yes...all is fleeting ...even those romantic things that we hold so close ...i believe will evaporate in the glory of standing in the light of God ... funny, at least for me, it is easier to acknowledge the transiency of material goods ..while in the background our anchors are those other "romantic" things .... thanks so much for your thoughtful reading and review Norman .. very much appreciate all your thoughts on "stuff"
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[Neville]

What splendid words you have crafted here, nothing short of a little masterpiece in my book & a real delight.......N

[Einstein Noodle]

wow.... i feel humbled Neville .. truly do .. thank you so much for your very encouraging review ..so happy it reached you in a good place .. love and peace my friend
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[Neville]

my privileged pleasure entirely

[Richard Layne]

I like the ending....transient things they are so real..

[Einstein Noodle]

hi Richard...nice to meet you ... thank you for pointing out that line ..it, for me, is pivotal ... thank you for taking time ... i will stop by your place presently :)
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[Ken Simm.]

So good. So evocative. This allows the reader to follow hi/her own road and own experiences. This is a real gem of a write my friend.

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks Ken...your time spent to review means a lot to me sir ..
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[CD Campbell]

These transient memories and scenes that make us who we are, I don't get why they linger or why we stay attached to them. There was this one time when I was a boy, I rode along with my Granddad to Arkansas to see his dying brother. I don't remember anything about the trip except this one memory of waking up in the middle of the night in the backseat of his old Plymouth and looking out the back window and seeing the biggest crescent red moon that I have ever seen yet in my life. I thought it was a huge angled pipe hanging in the sky that you could almost see through to another world. Yet can barely remember the most important events in my life.
Sorry bout the trip down that old lane. This is great stuff that you do. Not some errant words to read and forget. I'm happy to have read it. CD

[Einstein Noodle]

i really appreciate you sharing that memory CD...Grandparent memories are so important ...should we be fortunate to have them ..have you written a poem about that moon and Grandad trip? i retired to the Ozarks of Arkansas a couple years ago and the moons here have been spectacular as you recall from your youth... this month (on the 1st) gave us the brightest Super Moon ever and on the 31 i am anticipationg the blue moon which is also a blood moon if i am watching at the appropriate hours ... thank you for reviewing this CD ..its great getting to know you a bit
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[CD Campbell]

You too E.

[wordman]

a flash back from the sixties my friend,i liked it

[Einstein Noodle]

we do have our memories don't we wordman!? thank you for your visits..always appreicated
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[andrew mitchell]

Another poetic gem Gene having that timeless quality on what we see, hear and feel.

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks buddy! glad you liked it ... and i appreciate you saying so ;)
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[Cherrie Palmer]

I love the use of broken sentences to create vivid images that fire-off in the readers mind. A very powerful tool.

[Einstein Noodle]

hey Cherrie! thanks so much for your comments and reading ... glad you found something in it ;))
read morehey Cherrie! thanks so much for your comments and reading ... glad you found something in it ;))
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[Cherrie Palmer]

I love the use of broken images, the shorter the poem the more power they add

[Einstein Noodle]

i agree ... :).................

[barleygirl]

I really love this one more that most of yours! The nostalgic sensations feel like walking thru heavy fog & feeling the cool tingles on the skin -- "yeah, that's it!" . . . and . . . "exactly!" Tho I dress like a country hick, I enjoy watching "Project Runway" becuz of the creative process of the fashion contestants. Last season, one finalist based her collection (shown at NY fashion week) on an old sofa her parents had, all hippy-fied with bright colors & swirls, etc. To watch her transform this multi-colored memory into an outrageously wild collection was so fun. Your poem reminds me of that same kind of thing. You've turned the old things into a brightly-shining nostalgia collection! *smile* Fondly, Margie

[Einstein Noodle]

hi barley! there are some very concrete things in this one that probably has something to do with you relating ... that's crazy ... that fashions can bloom from such humble beginnings ... makes me want to watch the show ... i always especially appreciate your reviews my friend ...i know the free verse and ambiguity is not your preference .. so even more special when you muck through one of mine :) love love love to you girl!
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[An owl on the moon]

Just the word transient is a poem in itself, and so it makes every other word just come to life. You move us through memories and reflections of the world, fading things, passing things. Every color is illuminating.

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks owley ... i appreciate your kind and generous review ... yeah, titles don't always play an integral part with our poems so they ... glad you pointed that out .. i feel pretty gratified by your review! thanks again!
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[An owl on the moon]

Always amazed to walk through your words. :)