robert-clapham - Hello Poetry

Awake! With morning darkness burst Cracking rich eye crusting sleep Ignore the strident bell of life Outward cold warm snuggle deep Ward against the nagging throng.. Heavy somnus dragging down Yet buried in the fogged dark mind Stirs nagging tendril hazy thought Waste not the day the moment bright Life much holds more than lazy sleep So lift mind's eye to misty height Great life romance spread out before Adventure waits rich quandary cries Mountain steep ascend short breath Summit reach proclaim rapport Plunging deep crash water roar Piton ***** stretch rope zing out Axe bury thud strain upward reach Snow underfoot sharp crunch give soft Peace vista birdsong rise aloft What journey waits? What dreams? What Fates? Agonise decision ........ wait! Heavy lids snap open gate Hah! Exclaim loudly joyous shout Burst upwards throw aside life's wrap Brush away veil laden doubt Cast aside all thought save one .... Awake the dawn of comrades share Banish prison walls of toil Embrace the spice rich life before Lost freedom of existence glory Live the life few dare to hold Climb cragged rock - Trek lands far flung Forge white streaked waters sheen Cross the desert dry and bright Brave wilderness dark verdant green Stand wind whipped face brave peak stand out We know what it’s all about So-Facilitate deep need within Live the life all seek few dare Complete existence venture far We pass this way but once - bemuse Grasp this opportunity or lose

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Oct 16, 2010

Oct 16, 2010 at 1:01 PM UTC

Choice

Awake! With morning darkness burst Cracking rich eye crusting sleep Ignore the strident bell of life Outward cold warm snuggle deep Ward against the nagging throng.. Heavy somnus dragging down Yet buried in the fogged dark mind Stirs nagging tendril hazy thought Waste not the day the moment bright Life much holds more than lazy sleep So lift mind's eye to misty height Great life romance spread out before Adventure waits rich quandary cries Mountain steep ascend short breath Summit reach proclaim rapport Plunging deep crash water roar Piton ***** stretch rope zing out Axe bury thud strain upward reach Snow underfoot sharp crunch give soft Peace vista birdsong rise aloft What journey waits? What dreams? What Fates? Agonise decision ........ wait! Heavy lids snap open gate Hah! Exclaim loudly joyous shout Burst upwards throw aside life's wrap Brush away veil laden doubt Cast aside all thought save one .... Awake the dawn of comrades share Banish prison walls of toil Embrace the spice rich life before Lost freedom of existence glory Live the life few dare to hold Climb cragged rock - Trek lands far flung Forge white streaked waters sheen Cross the desert dry and bright Brave wilderness dark verdant green Stand wind whipped face brave peak stand out We know what it’s all about So-Facilitate deep need within Live the life all seek few dare Complete existence venture far We pass this way but once - bemuse Grasp this opportunity or lose

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Two pilgrims tread the trail of life Hands entwining heads held high Strength together striving forward Eagerly stride into light Future paths extend before them Myriad choices at their feet Ahead the ground may lie uneven Storm clouds rolling over head Bonds of marriage defend strongly Pro-tect through all hardship flung Growing close through life’s unfolding Protect inward leaning hold One mind one thought defining purpose Each support defend uphold Strength of heart and resolution Adventuring ......... two lives as one! Perinion Dwy cerdd mas i bywyd Dwy llaw yn gafel pennau lan Gyda'i gilydd yw y Cryfder Awyddus cerrdd i golau claer .... Llwybur yn dyfodol estyn Efallai *** y llwybyr’n creigiog Tu blaen eu traid mau dewis glan Cumylau stormydd dros ben pennau Cryfder priodas bydd y calon Cadw’n dau mewn pob afrwyddineb Yn tyfu’n ddau dros gyda n’gilydd Cyd gafael iawn am cymorth glir Un meddwl rhwng y ddau su’n priod Cariad glan cyfnogi llawn Calon gryf am penderfynnu Gyda'i gilydd yn bywyd mawr!

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Sep 8, 2010

Sep 8, 2010 at 5:18 AM UTC

A Wedding Thought

Two pilgrims tread the trail of life Hands entwining heads held high Strength together striving forward Eagerly stride into light Future paths extend before them Myriad choices at their feet Ahead the ground may lie uneven Storm clouds rolling over head Bonds of marriage defend strongly Pro-tect through all hardship flung Growing close through life’s unfolding Protect inward leaning hold One mind one thought defining purpose Each support defend uphold Strength of heart and resolution Adventuring ......... two lives as one! Perinion Dwy cerdd mas i bywyd Dwy llaw yn gafel pennau lan Gyda'i gilydd yw y Cryfder Awyddus cerrdd i golau claer .... Llwybur yn dyfodol estyn Efallai *** y llwybyr’n creigiog Tu blaen eu traid mau dewis glan Cumylau stormydd dros ben pennau Cryfder priodas bydd y calon Cadw’n dau mewn pob afrwyddineb Yn tyfu’n ddau dros gyda n’gilydd Cyd gafael iawn am cymorth glir Un meddwl rhwng y ddau su’n priod Cariad glan cyfnogi llawn Calon gryf am penderfynnu Gyda'i gilydd yn bywyd mawr!

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Mirrored thought full breach horizon Yearning drawing bridging cry Intimate complete attraction Now the moment true imply Cast aside mendacious forethought Resolute round purpose fly Epiphanic thought emerging Doubts foul gibbous banish say .... Insp’ration resolute within here Bursting forth bright intellect Loosing dogs full purpose forward Encroaching far reach treaded path Resolute’ness biting grasping Endless boundless seeming lost Blazing purposeful grasp grimly Energise strong inner soul Capa’bil’ity strong purpose Clear thought con’quering foul Abandon dissolute mist darkness Intersperse directive steer Levelling where once lay mountains Onward pushing prancing laugh Voices raised fair joyous chorus Ethereal reaching hands entwine Yearning warmth transcending distance Over hill and Moorland track Understand where strength in thought lay Accomplishment find perfect peace

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Sep 8, 2010

Sep 8, 2010 at 5:15 AM UTC

Encouragement

Mirrored thought full breach horizon Yearning drawing bridging cry Intimate complete attraction Now the moment true imply Cast aside mendacious forethought Resolute round purpose fly Epiphanic thought emerging Doubts foul gibbous banish say .... Insp’ration resolute within here Bursting forth bright intellect Loosing dogs full purpose forward Encroaching far reach treaded path Resolute’ness biting grasping Endless boundless seeming lost Blazing purposeful grasp grimly Energise strong inner soul Capa’bil’ity strong purpose Clear thought con’quering foul Abandon dissolute mist darkness Intersperse directive steer Levelling where once lay mountains Onward pushing prancing laugh Voices raised fair joyous chorus Ethereal reaching hands entwine Yearning warmth transcending distance Over hill and Moorland track Understand where strength in thought lay Accomplishment find perfect peace

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The first few steps Faltering and low Increase to many First to South and then to West Cross the mountain stream and trail Road and track and gritted path Alone the tread far measured pace Onwards relentless Walk each one another says.... Think of the others Ten million strong Who walked this path Who thought your thoughts Trod your steps Believed your mind Bled your blood Shed your tears... Where am I now Where is that life That passed before My trail worn eyes The thoughts of home The warm glow of A land where all My troubles lay Far distant shore Land where my birth Passed unseen moment Long and twisted Trail to a nexus far From any sight that knew me Striding onwards Twisted thought I am travelling But not moving Through the dust and Inset memory I am a pilgrim With my tread I make that mark Where others follow Thinking thoughts of home and fields Eyes bright tears Lip a quiver Where am I now Upon those fields Sat in that land Of once I dreamed Sat in that land And not content To walk the fields and smell the earth My feet stride forth My thoughts reach out I am not here Where am I I am not here I walk the Camino still

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Oct 30, 2009

Oct 30, 2009 at 7:24 AM UTC

Camino

The first few steps Faltering and low Increase to many First to South and then to West Cross the mountain stream and trail Road and track and gritted path Alone the tread far measured pace Onwards relentless Walk each one another says.... Think of the others Ten million strong Who walked this path Who thought your thoughts Trod your steps Believed your mind Bled your blood Shed your tears... Where am I now Where is that life That passed before My trail worn eyes The thoughts of home The warm glow of A land where all My troubles lay Far distant shore Land where my birth Passed unseen moment Long and twisted Trail to a nexus far From any sight that knew me Striding onwards Twisted thought I am travelling But not moving Through the dust and Inset memory I am a pilgrim With my tread I make that mark Where others follow Thinking thoughts of home and fields Eyes bright tears Lip a quiver Where am I now Upon those fields Sat in that land Of once I dreamed Sat in that land And not content To walk the fields and smell the earth My feet stride forth My thoughts reach out I am not here Where am I I am not here I walk the Camino still

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Thirteen thousand strides progress Blind leathern tread with gritted teeth Stride hard rough bracken heather strive Incipient thought embrace the scarp Bent shoulder strain web strap entrench Sharp body lean oppose the wind Slow pitch forward cold lash rain Pause..Shrug pack .. Lurch on again Rough rock scrape pass Sharp edge hand scrape Each tread ascend dull lactic ache Stone eyes cast up Embrace dark peak Surge on .. Dig in.. Embrace the pain Aggressive stance.. find strength begin Engage the enemy entrenched within With comrades in adversity Side glance reveal Grey brother tight Mordant ploughshare gleaming bright United thought strong purpose right Grim grimace glower grinding on Helping hand support and share Exchang-ed glances sing the pain Relentless climb advance distain Strong ******* stride bogged into mire Grappling cragfast handclasp dire Entropic spirit brief despair Revelatory cause unswayed Each cloistered personal crusade Burst upwards into sunlight flame And stand with vision intertwined Each grim companion lasting friend Eyes meet brief recognition shout We know what it’s all about These clasping minds Empath embrace Profound cognitive self aware To follow where few others dare These comrades in adversity

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Oct 30, 2009

Oct 30, 2009 at 7:24 AM UTC

The Hill

Thirteen thousand strides progress Blind leathern tread with gritted teeth Stride hard rough bracken heather strive Incipient thought embrace the scarp Bent shoulder strain web strap entrench Sharp body lean oppose the wind Slow pitch forward cold lash rain Pause..Shrug pack .. Lurch on again Rough rock scrape pass Sharp edge hand scrape Each tread ascend dull lactic ache Stone eyes cast up Embrace dark peak Surge on .. Dig in.. Embrace the pain Aggressive stance.. find strength begin Engage the enemy entrenched within With comrades in adversity Side glance reveal Grey brother tight Mordant ploughshare gleaming bright United thought strong purpose right Grim grimace glower grinding on Helping hand support and share Exchang-ed glances sing the pain Relentless climb advance distain Strong ******* stride bogged into mire Grappling cragfast handclasp dire Entropic spirit brief despair Revelatory cause unswayed Each cloistered personal crusade Burst upwards into sunlight flame And stand with vision intertwined Each grim companion lasting friend Eyes meet brief recognition shout We know what it’s all about These clasping minds Empath embrace Profound cognitive self aware To follow where few others dare These comrades in adversity

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True tangled Gordian thoughts entwine Amid labyrinthine paths that wind Sliding sledding serpentine To assay value and extent Braid a mind a shoreward end Seeking weeping thrashing send Infused with knowledge deep and sound A consciousness cogitabund Within the portals self confined Disconnected judgements breed Diffuse journeys often made To darkened places Where no light Of vision lucid sparkling bright Will penetrate and seem so safe Writhing heavy leaden womb Elusive dissolute abound Reclusive and so moribund But in the darkened space there seems A distant tendril sparkling white A reaching focal point to strive To make that leap Great grasping bound Wrapping arms so safe around Clasping forgone lines abandoned Sublimating impasse upward Strength of purpose Welling forward Great eruption spewing outwards Lava flowed eureka moment Spreading outwards Flowing downwards Cogent sentient live born Brewed in darkness Drinks the bright With clarity and strength unite Dazzling brilliant shining moment Cleft asunder glorious light ....!

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Oct 14, 2009

Oct 14, 2009 at 2:13 AM UTC

Decisions

True tangled Gordian thoughts entwine Amid labyrinthine paths that wind Sliding sledding serpentine To assay value and extent Braid a mind a shoreward end Seeking weeping thrashing send Infused with knowledge deep and sound A consciousness cogitabund Within the portals self confined Disconnected judgements breed Diffuse journeys often made To darkened places Where no light Of vision lucid sparkling bright Will penetrate and seem so safe Writhing heavy leaden womb Elusive dissolute abound Reclusive and so moribund But in the darkened space there seems A distant tendril sparkling white A reaching focal point to strive To make that leap Great grasping bound Wrapping arms so safe around Clasping forgone lines abandoned Sublimating impasse upward Strength of purpose Welling forward Great eruption spewing outwards Lava flowed eureka moment Spreading outwards Flowing downwards Cogent sentient live born Brewed in darkness Drinks the bright With clarity and strength unite Dazzling brilliant shining moment Cleft asunder glorious light ....!

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