Having worked the last 14+ days straight, I took some essential time out today. After dealing with the business's bare essentials, I re-ignited a life long and secret passion. I tried my hand once again to write some poetry - well technically free verse as I am not necessary one for having to follow rules to the letter.
It is years since I have written in this way. I was surprised how words long forgotten words easily sprang to mind, as the imagery formed in my mind.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did in writing it. You can also listen to the live recording.
Upon a Dragon Wing
Wings unfurl upon craggy loft,
Talons sink deep in granite face.
Breath transmuted
Giant plume of steam.
Breast of leathery armour, scaled and worn
Harbours eternal fire of beating heart.
The beast, tattooed with a web of battle scars, is
Poised for flight.
... in mind’s eye
a journey unveiled
upon a dragon wing ...
Above the Shadowlands,
See how the nightmares tend to their flock;
ghoulish creatures seized by frenzied foray.
Over the moors of the never lands,
languid swamps do seep
treasures to be betrothed, in amongst the deep.
Below the shaded woodlands,
a dispassionate glance beholds
lone wolf loping, braying to the moon;
old bear nursing wounds of buried thorns;
and there
a kaleidoscope of butterflies emerging
just in time for spring.
Across vast seas,
Wing tip dips Into salty foam of ocean’s tears.
In shafts of lunar light,
Look at how the droplets cling
Glistening like diamonds
Cloistered in a pirate's cove.
Ascend!
Rise up again.
Higher!
Higher!
and even higher still.
Heart is beating strongly with the dizzying heights.
Through the clouds of thunderstorms,
promise of solitude awaits.
Lighting flashes.
Inspiration bright.
A momentary glimpse to map coordinates of flight.
Up and up and up again
To soar inside gentle thermals
- No need for beating wings -
Let the fire within bolster
the dreams to create.
Flow with the breath of life -
Cavort;
Find divinity in the timbre of your sonorous voice;
Give way to a wildly snort;
Whisper secrets to the heavens and
watch them tenderly held in star spun light.
Catch the breeze;
Become a kite.
Smile.
Laugh with the universal joker as he tries to catch you in flight!
Tend to the fire
it burns so brightly
here
Way up here, beyond reptilian ingrained instincts;
Way up here, beyond preposterous preconceptions of logic
Way up here, beyond the realms of imagination, nightmares and dreams
Way up here,
... pause ...
The shadowlands, the never lands, the woodlands, and the ocean of tears
waft and weave
with shadow and light
the tapestry of a life -
A quilt of wisdom to bequeath.
Upon a solitary outcrop
Sated by the feast
Gleaming eye reverently blinks.
Past shades of sapphire blue
See the inner fire blazing
Listen to the heart drumming
Can you hear the totemic beat
Calling to the power of the wild?
Touch the tendons sprung with anticipation
Poised for flight.
Smell the air, nostrils flared
Breath transmuted
Giant plume of steam
Talons release – let go
Wings unfurl.
The mind’s eye has already travelled
The journey to be revealed
Take heart
Courageously fly
Upon a dragon wing.
Flying Solo Tip 025365 : To rejuvenate, take out a secret life long passion, dust it off and play for a while.