season

By Jonas

if spring has come again
and the thought of the thousand meaningless kisses
within my exploration of human anatomy comes and goes
while the thought of you lingers like the taste of
the hops in a beer that i'm enjoying too early in the day
for my stomach to be happy about it

if i fail to lose hope and words become a little less
meaningful as i have more than just letters arranged
however i have chosen to arrange them and in defiance of
language my heart speaks less often and is content to hum
a tune of its own devising that will not escape to be
immortalized in the cage of some less than perfect
transcription

there is no inscription more perfect than this
and i find proof in the fact that if no words escape my
lips the sun will still shine giving the same frequencies
of light some hidden some missed and some giving color
to all of this creation

and if i'm a small part and i play it then what words
could say anything but to attempt to possess that which
escapes any hand wishing to hold it
and within each day a thousand thoughts flicker in each
little bit of humanity
and alive or dead all are the same quantity but that
living matter seems to possess some mysterious energy

then the greatest hope comes in the thought of our
law of thermodynamics that that little flicker is
something and so we are something that can never die
only undergo change like the rock who's axial angle
and relative position to a celestial fire-ball are
whittled down to a little six letter word in the english language

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© 2007 Jonas
Published on Wednesday, March 21, 2007.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Bella Butchery On Monday, April 2, 2007, Bella Butchery (724)By person wrote:

    i have been missing out, sometimes i miss the good artists.

  • A former member wrote: *hums* the mantric yearning... a turning? the celestial note that cannot be written... the metaphysical blatant in presence and always beyond re.present.ation... what words are these that kisses and time elude? what letters my we prescribe to such ubiquit

  • A former member wrote: ubiquitous, mind boggling, incomprehensibly vast and complex aspects that cannot be seen, but only felt? when all the words in the world throughout history fail can a single kiss, in a fleeting moment prevail? just some thoughts you've inspired with this

  • A former member wrote: fabulous, pensive work

  • capt_funguy On Sunday, March 25, 2007, capt_funguy (778)By person wrote:

    interesting, obviously ... logic you can bask in .. the sun gives itself away completely, and we're all thankful for it (again, obviously)- i think it's setting an example for us..

  • capt_funguy On Sunday, March 25, 2007, capt_funguy (778)By person wrote:

    you have to share your energy, lest you possess yourself - not necessarily saying you need to write, but at least hum your tune loudly so others can hear - great piece .. funguy

  • carlosjackal On Thursday, March 22, 2007, carlosjackal (3015)By person wrote:

    This was an absolute philosophical fire-bomb, a treat to read and gets better with each further read, as the words and message leave their mark. Bloomin' fantastic!

  • Mistress Shadow On Thursday, March 22, 2007, Mistress Shadow (252)By person wrote:

    There is so many good ideas in this I don't know which ones to pay tribute to. As a whole, the idea strikes home, of meaningless romances while missing someone else.

  • Mistress Shadow On Thursday, March 22, 2007, Mistress Shadow (252)By person wrote:

    As a side, topology is rooted in the ending (the dounut and the coffee cup are one in the same) which I thought was cute. And of course how you tied it all together with that one word is brillant. Bravo! ~T

  • A former member wrote: hmmmmm *contemplates in contented silence*

  • A former member wrote: Amazing and brilliant. Well done

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