Lillie pond
Eyes wide open
Petals laying
On water swaying
Stems proud
Slice the shining surface
Wandering by
Caught the eye
Canvas
Vanishing under varnish
Tarnished impression
Suggestion liaisons
Woken
Eyes wide open
And seeing
And being
Seeing movement
Being moved
Moved by petals
Petals laying
On water swaying
No need to verbalise
Just no need
Feel the faith
Hold it for yourself
Feel free
No need to describe
Or feel trapped
Without words to share
Stare in to your own blank space
Safe from prying eyes
Clear the need
Critics of your description
Prescribe instead
Wider read, journey’s wed
Sun steps to moon steps
Coronets to coronations
Within the abbey
Within
Feel the faith
Hold it for yourself
Your faith
Yours only
Pictures, paintings and photographs
Still life, portrait, landscape and pornograph
Quiet, loud, stone deaf, no need to laugh
Canvas, razor blade, splash, slash the gaff
Riff-raff, taffy and terry, top floor, up the caff
Sphere Lyrical Satirical
Lyrical Satirical Sphere
Satirical Sphere Whimsical
Sphere Whimsical
Political
Sphere Physical
Miracle
This poem should be read slowly
Slowly
More slowly now
Slow real down
For this single word
Surreal slow
Slow now
With gravitas
And concentration
Pursed lips
Rasping throat
Breathe
Breathe again
Again breathe
Settle
Oxygenate the root canal
Feel the solar plexus
Begin to give birth
Give birth
Birth to a word
A word from the tomb of time
Relax, oh Frankie, relax
Obliterate all your other thoughts
Clear space, no space, anyplace
Slowly
Slow
Down low
Low
With gravitas
Conscious of the consequence
Memories of resonance
Give
Give birth
Birth to love
Love
Love, love, love
Love
