The poet lives two lives.
One on the outside,
And one in their mind.

When you look in their eyes
You could see an abyss.

If you looked long enough
You could sink into it.

But most people don’t see it.

Take the time to read the words, though,
And you would know for sure.

The poet lives in two different worlds.

.
Tapioca sky,

feel the knife curve
like a Moon-hook,

wrenching a tourmaline ****
into hallucinating gums,

ritualised in immortal agony.


Lemon clouds,

see the portrait smile
like a nightmare,

feasting on famine entrails,
of sacrificed words,

scything off the tongue.



© Pagan Paul (2017)

Beautiful sunrise beautiful day,
I long to see your eye,
beautiful sunset and beautiful night,
I wish to stop the cry,

Beautiful moment- beautiful memory,
stay within the now,
beautiful sun- beautiful life,
a gift to show us how,

Beautiful birth- beautiful pain,
and all time in between,
beautiful death and beautiful truth,
our spirit new and clean,

Every day a lovely chance,
for beautiful you - beautiful me,
tell in words of a hearts dance,
make for the beautiful we,

Beautiful time- beautiful gift,
days are always numbered,
beautiful rays - beautiful lift,
we live on unencumbered,

A beautiful mind, a beautiful home
make for domestic bliss,
beautiful woman - beautiful man,
locked in eternal kiss -

I'm yours and you are mine,
  
As our lives,
are always,
inextricability,
intertwined.

Ma Cherie © 2017

Beautiful is a flower
Beautiful is a leaf
Beautiful is a tree
Beautiful is a fruit.

Beautiful is a lake
Beautiful is a river
Beautiful is the sea
Beautiful is a wave.

Beautiful is a rock
Beautiful is the sand
Beautiful is a mountain
Beautiful is the snow.

Beautiful is a bird
Beautiful is a deer
Beautiful is a squirrel
Beautiful is a butterfly.

Beautiful is the sun
Beautiful is the moon
Beautiful is a cloud
Beautiful is the sky.

Beautiful is a face
Beautiful is a smile
Beautiful is innocence
Beautiful is gentle touch.

Beautiful is nature
Beautiful is it's every element
Become a part of nature
Let nature be your partner.

Whatever is natural
Appreciate every bit
Let nature be nature
Treat nature with care.

My heart needs repairing
Shattered by wounds
Of self neglect
And bruised by others
Years of torment
Ripping it apart
No doctor can
Mend the damage
That has been done
So let the healing
Begin

...but people study
  not see you as you are
  in closest scrutiny
  with thoughts remote and far