Pain - a work in progress

Hi All,

Hope you are all well, as we start to go into the second month of the year.

This is a few verses from a poem that I am working on.  I am not sure if I will finish it soon, but I hope I do.  I am actually finding it quite hard to do, but I am sure that I will get there in the end.

Pain - a work in progress

My battered frame, full of scars and scabs,
readies for the next frontal attack.

My feeble body stands in the darkness,
for the scars and gnashes are hidden.

As I said I am still working on it, and as you can see its quite deep.  But don't worry its not about myself, rather its a poem intended to highlight the terrors that slaves feel throughout the world everyday.

So what do you think?  Is it worth continuing?

A quote to consider

Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.

 

~Leonard Cohen

 

Tradition

Hi All,

I hope everyone is well and that a great new year was had.

As the traditions that exist at this time of year came to mind, I thought I would write and share the following poem.

Tradition

A figure kneels,
tea pot in hand.
Hot mist arises,
above the steeped solution.
Never failing to delight,
in showmanship,
and glory in tradition.

As you may have guessed its a poem based on a Japanese tea ceremony.  I hope you enjoyed it.