The Mad Ones
use diction with conviction
value brevity and grace
create wonder from nothing
stand tall in the face
of fear
I hold them dear
{I AM}
Cure!
We plead! Hear!
Hear our prayer!
Father, Dear!
Cure
Conveys this vessel
Consumptive
To the precipice
To the edge
Commanding a view
Of the valley below
Where the shadow
O’ercasts ledge to ledge
It is here that cells die
Or, perhaps multiply,
Where the will plunges down
Or soars high
It is here
That the cure
Will adhere or demure
Despite when compared
More severe
To be sure
To the illness employed to deny
Existence
It is here
We learn
That our answer to prayer
Was a gauntlet with a gift.
Endure.
*Written for Verse First ~ The Cure at Poets United.
There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds.
~Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Never
Has the good-of-all
Been achieved by claims of omniscience
Now and ever
Nations will fall
When boasting overall preeminence
Whether
You agree or pall
Recognize more in common than difference
Consider
Acceptance of all
Not deferring, but open, with reverence
Ponder
Armageddon to forestall
Love, honor, accept, no pretense
♥
Leave dogma behind
Section, Mixed Media Painting in Progress by Kim Nelson
Wandering the halls
of my mind
I note decor
based on assumption
And knick-knicks
made of knocks and slams
I’d best carry all that
to the curb
Unclutter
Clean house
Open up the paths of possibility
Also there
nestled in the wrinkles of mine
stand walls
erected by hurt feelings
or communications, failed
mistakes left unforgiven
judgments, harsh
Gotta knock ‘em down
Let in the light
Fresh air
Time to remodel
hang self-portraits
make it mine
make it shine
The mind
is like big business
It’s a powerful thing
I’m gonna mind my own
Journey Out
Mixed Media Encaustic
by Kim Nelson
Journey out
You are stronger than you know
Go forth
The debasers to show
You can break free
Forge ahead
You are ready for the day
Move on
Fear not what they may say
From shackles flee
Travel far
Perspicacity possess
Open up
Diverse people, places bless
‘Tis destiny
