Living Here
I.
Living here in the cream
of the Milky Way
in a solar system
perched awkwardly
in an outer band
spun out into space –
I dream.
II.
Living here among matter
dark, desolate
ever mysterious
under heavy influence
of the sprinkling of stars –
I wander.
III.
Living here in a maze
made of galaxies
I dare not begin to count
millions of light years
away from my soul –
I seek.
Posted on October 27, 2014, in Poetry and tagged DoubleU, John White, Living Here, Poetry. Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.
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Contemplating the vastness of the universe and its endless possibilities, it is awe inspiring when we decide to dream, to wander, and to seek. And to think that we can explore the infinite bounds of the universe inside the very finite space between our two ears – awesome indeed.
Thank you, Dave! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
I really love the imagery of the Milky Way, which conjures about white, contrasted with the the dark desolate matter in the second verse…the third verse seems to have colour to me….anyway LOL….I read your poem in colour…and then the deepness of the words…lovely ❤
Thank you, Nicolette! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
To dream, wander, and seek.. The life of an artist summed up with just 3 words, dream, wander, seek… Great read. Conflicting emotional growth.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it.
You have made a big leap into the vast ocean of imagery with this one
Thank you very much for following and opening the door to your exciting world. Eddie
Thank you so much, Eddie! I’m glad you enjoyed it. It’s great to meet you.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog, “oldsouls”, also apreciate the follow. Love this poem because it describes exactly how I feel, made me smile while I was reading. Already apreciated in your life time 🙂
You’re welcome, Camelia. Thank you for visiting and for the comment! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
WOW, I like this one.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
For some reason your poem made me want to listen to Pink Floyd :-b
Nothing like Dark Side of the Moon.
You just read my mind brah!
Hi John, I love your poetry, and this particular one reminded me of a poem I was lucky enough to find in an old bookshop by the poet Francisco Matos Paoli in his book Song of Madness. YOur poem truly reminded me of his. Great job! and here it is:
The Profound Truth
My footprint has glittered
upon the depths of a distant
star.
My eyes have reached to
the blue horizon
where the singing dawn
dreams
of a bound love.
And within the brief circle
in which I live,
truth
is a star in orbit
traversing my wounded
body.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it. That is a great piece.
Absolutely exquisite.
Thank you very much!! I’m glad you enjoyed it.