April

Commonality

Sir

We differ in our opinions

Have divergent views

I say black

You say white

Yet in all you say

Nay

All we say

We share common ground

For hope underlies our vast differences

We both desire a better world

Neither of us chooses its destruction 

We want the same outcome

But likely no best solution exists

Dozens of paths lead to the same destination

Is one more right than the other?

Possibly

Or perchance many welcome approaches move side by side

Yours

Mine

His

Hers

Theirs

Ours

Lots of twists to the same tale

Everyone owns a truth

And as luck would have it

We each speak it

Unsullied 

Without fear

We move forward

Toward our shared goal of common good

©kcasady2015

Oatmeal

Stopped

Effervescent

Clerihew

Superfluous

Sputnik

Ascend

My dear madam

Rest indeed

Descend into quiet solitude

That I might dream of a golden babe

Touched by the Gods

Rendered invincible as Achilles

Blessed with the beauty of Helen

Elevated to Olympus

Far away from the River Styx

Where I often dwell

Communing with Dis'

Riding the Minotaur

Divining the song of the Harpies

I who have addressed dead kings

Played the roles of the thespian

I hold doubt above all

I ponder the prince or queen who floats in utero

The keeper of the future 

Carrier of my immortality

For the beginning of this new life

Portends the end of mine

Bits of me shall go forth

Ride across the sky with the child

Ascend to its pinnacle 

My wholeness turns away

Bound as it must 

To fade into obsolescence and disuse

The day my bae is born is the day I see my own death I proclaim

No one but Charon ferryman of Hades hears me 

©kcasady2015

Niche

My dear sir

I fear I put you in jeopardy

But 'twas no mistake

The story needed telling

Secrets fester and ooze

Tis better to air them out

Set light upon them

Warm them 

Deaden the rawness

Shrink the rent in your soul

Allow the truth a bearable place in your psyche
A rolling marble finding its niche

Loosening grey matter as it settles

Shuddering then quiets 

Stars scatter over parking lots

With your first steps home 

Prepare for an eternity of assaults

Vow to remain immutable 

Adhere to your truth

Waver not under great scrutiny

Now my dear sir

Slide your key in the door 

And go henceforth

©kcasady2015

Dis'

My dear madam

You tell my story

You take me down a very dark path indeed 

You illuminate my terror

Lay it bare

Cause me to reconcile

Come to terms and surrender

The light is where you are

Its glow purple and blue 

Draw me to the hottest part of your flame

Pluck me from the thorny dark thicket

Relieve me of Dis' embrace

Use diamond shears to break my bonds

Golden cords to pull me free

Bind me up with purple silk

Surround my soul with your scent of lavender

Sweeten my fermented nostrils with vanilla

Fill my gnashing teeth with cloves 

Allow me to return

To regain my vigor

And once again trod my path

©kcasady2015

Glade

My dear sir

You take refuge in an ancient harbor town

Girded by mystic breakwaters

Whose timeworn antediluvian stones cry out with grayness and myth 

You come alone

Piloting a small boat across sassy waves

Drawn by water nymphs and island sprites

Whispering breezes into your tired ears

Edging you away from visions of your new squalling babe

Promising you restful salvation and release

You fall asleep in a glade tickled by faerie ferns and pussy willows

Dreaming of life's continuum

Floating above it

Surveying its nooks and crannies

Taking it all in

You know the universe as God does

But you wake up in the hoary arms of a thicket

Bearing only the pinpoint knowledge of a mere speck

Imagining the faded cries of a woman in childbirth

The putrid mass between her legs

The demon chasing you from her side

You ran and ran

Now only silence closes in

As you lie

In a glade

Beyond an ancient harbor town

Surrounded by mystic breakwaters

Whispering despair into your ears

©kcasady2015

 

Blessing

Parmigiano

Sol

Showdown

Misshapen

My dear madam

You wear a crooked crown

Don a tilted halo

Whichever you choose

Neither suffices

Both sit misaligned

Askew upon your head

You correct the lopsidedness

Twisting and adjusting

Manipulating each circlet

The mechanics defy you

Upon examination

No shortcomings sally forth

You inspect your skull

Feeling round and round

Probing with tender finger tips

Moving aside cowlicks and curls

You find nothing

One thing remains

Herein lies the solution

Your mind is misshapen

Buckled by overthinking

Bulging with indecision

Warped by ambiguity

Exploding with vagaries

Yet I wait to cull the unpleasantness

Guide you by my hand

Soothe your jaded mind

Set it straight with my heart

Even it out

Once again

Laying upon it your golden coronet and brilliant aura

©kcasady2015

 

Sunken Cities

Balloon

Muse

Plunder

Feathers

Retraction

My dear sir 

I am a shameless wench
Intruding upon you
Desirous of your person
Wishing to know each detail of your life
Do you brush your teeth twice daily
Do your socks always match
What do you eat for breakfast
How do you take your tea
Selfish of me really
I cede you no mercy
I grant no quarter
But you pay no heed
And rightly so
You go forth
Pursue your life
Oblivious to me
Yet if given the chance
I'd bestow upon you my riches
The best of show
My spoils and plunder
Would that I knew sorcery
Could cast a spell
Infuse a potion
But 'tis fantasy
The stuff of magick
So I relent
Leave you to yours
Move on to mine

©kcasady2015

Vicissitudes

Keepsake

Uncanny

Hummers

Crown

My dear madam

You took notice

Perhaps also moved by faded majesty

The thought of great bones arising

Seeking solace after half a millennia

Enduring battles modern and bygone

Satiating a hunger long put aside

Military overtones

Buoyed by decorous solemnity 

A falsely rendered despot sanctuously laid to rest 

Grand gestures meant to assuage distant Plantagenets

I reach back through centuries

Entreat a king

Ask a favor

A tract of land

Perchance a title as suited a cousin

Wondering when I am long dead

Will my skull be as his

Long in the cheekbones

Droll eye sockets 

By the look knowing we were of the same blood

My voice cries out

His Highness hears nothing

But his soul echoes through me

Reverberates only once

Ringing my heart 

Encircling it with gold

Leaving a crown

I bow 

Hand over my chest

Grasp it

And toss it upon you 

My dear madam

©kcasady2015

Hole

Wanderers