nivek: Poems

10w moved

nivek Aug 2023

10w moved

flowers do it
everyday they give
living wild
and free

10W moved by unseen forces

nivek Apr 2020

10W moved by unseen forces

Carrot or the stick?
whittled down
life is pretty simple.

10w Much Beauty To Witness

nivek Aug 2023

10w Much Beauty To Witness

having done nothing to deserve life
- Am astonished by creation

10w Multiverse

nivek Aug 2023

10w Multiverse

expression within creation
reading between speaking
singing whilst dancing
- phenomenon

10w Municipal Dump

nivek Aug 2023

10w Municipal Dump

rejected thoughts go somewhere
especially when not verbalised
'say what'

10W Musical Chairs

nivek Aug 2014

10W Musical Chairs

When the music stops
will we find each others hand

10w Mute Singers

nivek Jan 2016

10w Mute Singers

all poets are mute singers
their shadows mime every song.

10w Mutual Endings

nivek Feb 2024

10w Mutual Endings

the voice of reason
the aims of love
mutual endings

10w Myopia

nivek Aug 2023

10w Myopia

blaming cows farts for climate change
a bit near sighted

10 w Mystery ( a short story)

nivek Feb 2016

10 w Mystery ( a short story)

its the mystery, ultimately, to acknowledge, that's sets you free

10w Named And Soon Forgotten

nivek Sep 2023

10w Named And Soon Forgotten

the words choose you
in the end

Death, Dead, Departed.

10w Nature Has Her Ways.

nivek Sep 2020

10w Nature Has Her Ways.

culled by bacteria
a weapon wielded by nature to live

10w Neat and Precise.

nivek Jan 2019

10w Neat and Precise.

Summing it up
each poem-

a dissertation
neat and precise.

10w Neighbours yet Strangers

nivek Aug 2023

10w Neighbours yet Strangers

stranger within a crowded universe
each world, star, and moon

10w Never

nivek Aug 2023

10w Never

evil thinks no-one is watching
- they get away with it

10w New Testament

nivek Jun 10

10w New Testament

an open window to your heart
letters forged in blood

10w Night

nivek Aug 2017

10w Night

Night is the keeper of sleep;
she watches you dream.

10w Nightly Dreamer

nivek Oct 2020

10w Nightly Dreamer

every night I find myself acting out in strange configurations

10w No Argument

nivek Sep 2023

10w No Argument

twice daily sea returns to claim part the shore, hers

10w Normal

nivek Oct 2014

10w Normal

all is 'normal' and there is nothing amiss with that

10w Note To Self

nivek Jul 2023

10w Note To Self

better a silent tongue
than one constantly waggling
saying nothing

10w Nothing more strange than folk and their dreams

nivek Aug 2023

10w Nothing more strange than folk and their dreams

took the four thirty sloop
supped turtle soup
till midnight

10w Nuclear Vision in the mind of Man ( the suicide principle in a modern age of self-species annihilation)

nivek Nov 2016

10w Nuclear Vision in the mind of Man ( the suicide principle in a modern age of self-species annihilation)

of course Humans should be on the endangered species list

10w Nudges

nivek Aug 2014

10w Nudges

thank you for your nudges;
please keep my heart open

10w Oasis

nivek Jul 2023

10w Oasis

pit stop, watering hole, recharging,
assimilating the journey
thus far

10w of a dream

nivek Oct 2017

10w of a dream

the relentless spin of the Earth
keeps us all dreaming..

10w of a poet

nivek Sep 2020

10w of a poet

to be a thorn
to bug

those inhabiting comfy chairs

10w Of A Poets Licence

nivek Feb 2016

10w Of A Poets Licence

I escaped from Alcatraz
with a poets licence to freedom.

10w of a poets tale

nivek Aug 2023

10w of a poets tale

Quod scripsi scripsi
refuse to
take back.
Let it ride.

10w Of Betrayal

nivek Aug 2023

10w Of Betrayal

a dance, a kiss, few words
is all it takes

10w Of Busted Butt

nivek Apr 2016

10w Of Busted ****

I busted my ****
unconventionally
busted it all the same.

10w of celestial help

nivek Apr 2024

10w of celestial help

ratcheting up the stakes
you make a move
and pray

10w Of Choice

nivek Oct 2015

10w Of Choice

freedom is a mind made up of choices, chosen, choosing.

10w of clanging bells

nivek Jul 2023

10w of clanging bells

upchucked every sin
until rasped voice
mellowed into serene love.

10W Of Creation

nivek Aug 2016

10W Of Creation

All in the numbers
they count
add up and
multiply.

10w of daily bread

nivek May 2017

10w of daily bread

A little thankfulness
makes a meal
go a long way.

10w of Death

nivek Nov 2015

10w of Death

Death is stark
takes no prisoners
visits the living
waiting.

10w of doing

nivek May 2017

10w of doing

we all do something

this is what I do, mostly

10w Of Dust

nivek Nov 2016

10w Of Dust

Dried up waterhole
evaporated muse

A poets despair
spitting dust.

10w Of Effort

nivek Sep 2014

10w Of Effort

effort,
any
effort,
is
a
positive.
Even
just
getting
dressed.

unsung work

10w of eternal love

nivek Feb 2015

10w of eternal love

living in a love bubble
with no edges
fully aware

10w Of Eternal Peace

nivek Nov 2015

10w Of Eternal Peace

Solitaire is wonderland
a peaceful presence;
eternal gratitude and love.

10W Of Everything

nivek Dec 2015

10W Of Everything

Sometimes to just be is more than enough,
its everything.

10w Offered Up.

nivek Sep 2023

10w Offered Up.

Transubstantiation goes with bread and wine
and Body and Blood.

10w Of Foolishness

nivek Aug 2023

10w Of Foolishness

being called a 'simpleton' I took as the highest compliment

10w Of Freedom

nivek Aug 2014

10w Of Freedom

your silence touches our need
envelopes,
heals,
speaks,
sets free

10w of free poetry

nivek Apr 2017

10w of free poetry

love is free
absolutely incorruptible
everything else
up for barter

10w Off The Beaten Track

nivek Aug 2023

10w Off The Beaten Track

footsteps in sand
soon disappear

taking a leap
becomes vital

10w off to market

nivek Aug 2023

10w off to market

Be invisible when visiting the market place
- successful hermits sojourn

10w Of Goo

nivek Oct 2016

10w Of Goo

conglomerated particles
stuck together with goo
destined for outer space