nivek: Poems

One seagull on the wind
one song to share
one wave to ride
one fish to catch
one egg to lay
one chick to feed
one life to live.
one seagull on the wind.

Aug 1 · 27

star futures

nivek Aug 1

star futures

some would read your future in the stars
but we know stars explode in the end
also black holes eat whole galaxies
and our own star will go supernova
taking our planet with it.

Aug 1 · 60

singing a song from another world

nivek Aug 1

singing a song from another world

love will burst this skin
a shedded entity

unseen by mortal eyes
singing a song from another world

Aug 1 · 48

for a life lived

nivek Aug 1

for a life lived

what guilt will your grave give up
to a wandering pilgrim

what few words chiselled
in stone

for a life lived
and deaths arrival.

Aug 1 · 51

ride around a star

nivek Aug 1

ride around a star

time is a journey around a star
your ashes will keep on
or buried bones
ride.

Aug 1 · 41

what we carry, what will last

nivek Aug 1

what we carry, what will last

someone elses honesty
belongs to everyone

a shared affair
a loosened heart

what we carry
what will last.

Aug 1 · 17

wrapped around the garden, wrapped aound the heart

nivek Aug 1

wrapped around the garden, wrapped aound the heart

the Fuchia drips red
a ****** reminder
we share

Aug 1 · 26

their gift to me

nivek Aug 1

their gift to me

my friends the Sparrows
sure its cupboard love on their part
seed for the eating
but their songs come free.

their gift to me.

Aug 1 · 42

all my words are my own I am not a robot.

nivek Aug 1

all my words are my own I am not a robot.

being under suspicion of using AI
not sure if its a compliment or not?

Aug 1 · 38

coming to terms with silence

nivek Aug 1

coming to terms with silence

silence claims everyone, in the end
wisdom says to befriend it while you still can

Aug 1 · 18

at the end of time

nivek Aug 1

at the end of time

who knows what one stitch sewn with love
in the great universal tapestry
will achieve

Aug 1 · 35

gentle as a lamb

nivek Aug 1

gentle as a lamb

trading love in place of fear
a marketplace where lurks hatred

Aug 1 · 53

a solitary life shared

nivek Aug 1

a solitary life shared

secret living seen only
with eyes of a God

Omnipresence, Omniscient
a solitary life shared.

Aug 1 · 23

a chosen pathway

nivek Aug 1

a chosen pathway

obscurity is the path for me
I have travelled it all my life
but did not know it till now.

Aug 1 · 48

before the big one

nivek Aug 1

before the big one

much of life is ticking over on automatic
a finely tuned union, an agreed conspiracy
signed and dated before time began.

Aug 1 · 148

a mothers procreation

nivek Aug 1

a mothers procreation

a soul with heartbeats
otherworldly womb nested

held in gentle fluid
a mothers procreation

a time of helplessness
beginning a childs journey.

Aug 1 · 52

knitted by spiders

nivek Aug 1

knitted by spiders

fear on show
nightmare come true

double trouble
hiding truth

mind has scenarios
knitted by spiders.

Aug 1 · 39

two halves

nivek Aug 1

two halves

songs in the night
repetitive lyric

heartbeats in tune
two halves united

mind in union
with all creation.

Aug 1 · 42

chased by sharks

nivek Aug 1

chased by sharks

bubble wrapped minds
obscure dreams lit with starshine

murky depths
milky white

swimming toward shore
daytime relief

chased by sharks
out of the dark.

Jul 30 · 94

2x10w interplanetary union

nivek Jul 30

2x10w interplanetary union

simple as simple is
the more genuine
a life lived

closer to the centre
chip off the block
loving tenderness

Jul 30 · 38

poets dietary growth

nivek Jul 30

poets dietary growth

weaned off milk

toothless mouth

blended *******

into

fragile gut

Jul 30 · 59

martyrdom of loving

nivek Jul 30

martyrdom of loving

what it must take to accept death on the pyre of hate
all the while speaking of love for those with the match.

Jul 30 · 35

the will of a man with a gun

nivek Jul 30

the will of a man with a gun

a man draped in bullets
twisted grin for a smile

mercy lying bloodied in the dirt
a childs cry for peace silenced

the will of a man with a gun
is death, death, death

Jul 30 · 44

coming up short?

nivek Jul 30

coming up short?

kindness rocks the foundations of hate
when love loves even your enemy
and you are charged to go do likewise

Jul 30 · 40

taking death hostage

nivek Jul 30

taking death hostage

stripped, flogged, mocked
the limited power of fear and hate

love entered the very centre
taking death hostage

rising triumphant
everlasting victory gained

Jul 30 · 60

shape of sound

nivek Jul 30

shape of sound

a tongue for twisting
around shape of sound

a fortress of teeth
keeping the serpent jailed

Jul 30 · 67

10w Island

nivek Jul 30

10w Island

impassable waters
raging whirlpools
the cut off
from the world

Jul 30 · 83

slow goodbye

nivek Jul 30

slow goodbye

creaking sinew
pop of bone
clunking muscle

a bag of skin
eyes dulling
muffled ears

another song
one more word
faltering voice

thudding heart
running out of beats
blood thickening

Jul 29 · 62

nasal phone song

nivek Jul 29

nasal phone song

snoring through the wee hours
a song of the nasal passages

I had never heard before
- I left the phone on record.

Jul 28 · 62

for the love of God

nivek Jul 28

for the love of God

adoption in the mind of God
perfect love reaches out

arms outstretched
a welcome home.

Jul 28 · 152

Sparrows on the lips of Jesus

nivek Jul 28

Sparrows on the lips of Jesus

Sparrows on the lips of Jesus
in His heart, in His wisdom
not one falls to the ground
without the Father knowing
'so do not be afraid,
you are worth many Sparrows'

Jul 28 · 62

always, other

nivek Jul 28

always, other

loves depths cannot be fully reached
here, now,
in the mind and heart of a finite creature
but it can be slowly fathomed
deeper and deeper

Jul 28 · 52

holds you fast

nivek Jul 28

holds you fast

present moment opens full width
full height and depth

love holds you fast
will never let go