Now Renewed

Now,

disturbance from afar

interference enters me.

Pause the confusion

Establish restitution

everything softens

Now, a new now

the disturbance doesn't

the interference fades

rehabilitated

everything soft

quiet reigns

Juliet's Confusion

wherefore

for where?

art thou

thou, art,

though art

through art

art threw

art throw

art thou wherefore?

The Lost Jigsaw Piece

I found a single piece

of a jigsaw

underneath the television cabinet

I had no idea to what jigsaw it belonged.

We have some old ones in the loft

and it wasn't from one of those.

Most that we have done

have long since been gifted to charity shops.

So what to do with this solitary lonely piece?

I'll keep it, adopt it, ensure it feels valued.

It'll remind me of others who have been lost,

others whom I have  lost,

and moments when I feel lost.

Falling

have you fallen?

from the stars

from the moon

from great fame and grandeur?

have you left?

left the family

that once loved you most

left the home that once held you

in its embrace?

have you frozen?

in the icy waters

of uncertainty?

in the chaos of despair?

in the poison

of bitterness?

have you slept?

through the wars and now found peace?

through the worst and now know best?

have you fallen

and now feel redeemed?

Near Purchase

Online

green tea options

got to check-out

decided against it

I don't need it

got enough

can buy locally

sorry but no thanks

The Fallen Rose

 Rose

cries

when it falls

from the bush

[Keywords: poems, zen, moments, nature, life, death]

The Meaning of Words

The words

evaporate

as soon as they are written

on the invisible page

leaving only sadness and joy

the mystery of heart and mind

unknown and unknowable

Definition

They call it poetry

as if the word settles the argument

- we need words

but they so get in the way

of communicating

don't you think?

Don't you think?

Call it poetry or pottery or poverty

or whatever you like.

The Field That Wasn't There

I walked in a field that wasn't there

and came across life I'd seen nowhere

Nothing made sense but I didn't care

in this strangest of fields that wasn't there.

Unknown poem

 the world turned upside down

but the notebook kept its position

ready for the writer