How serene the painting of a photo, so unsure of what it is, where it is, and how it means for the moral it gives us. 05 July 2006.


Fathom.

Glory vines itself to vindictive imagination.
As it will be, the trees are blacked;
Charcoal scraped by the jubilant seas.
Amused by the same contentment of aloof,
A taste of irate to wood-rot.
Tender the moss that renders me.
The leaves standing still, that of a painting,
Yet adequate to the cold blue serenity.
Fathom, who knows, die with its warmth.
And it comforts me as I stand at its grave,
Washed away with dejected caves.

 

A line, lying, as we squint to what it’s holding,
The horizon separating an emotion of past,
For the fruits of tomorrow.
Shivered of my contentment so ecstatic of the rain
That never rings its neighbouring saviour.





Poetry by John Ashleigh
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Written on 2006-07-05 at 12:18

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Kathy Lockhart
your words paint pictures and play music all at the same time. I don't know whether to stand in awe of the painting or dance to the music. i think I will stand and sway! Beautiful! :) kathy
2006-07-06


Zoya Zaidi
Hi, John I simply love this!

"As it will be, the trees are blacked;
Charcoal scraped by the jubilant seas."

These are very meaningful lines...

Or, these last ones are awesome:

"A line, lying, as we squint to what it's holding,
The horizon separating an emotion of past,
For the fruits of tomorrow."

keep it up dear friend, keep it going!

How is the novel coming up?

**Hugs**
love, xxx, Zoya
2006-07-05



Mike's beat me to it...
but I'd like you to know
that you have a way of using language
to bring out very difficult thought clusters and themes....
you have been aware of this gift for some time now.... and I pray you always put it to best use.
2006-07-05


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
John as with all your poetry this one in its content rythm and line structure is so powerful
well done regards mike
2006-07-05