nivek: Poems

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

10w of Grace

nivek Apr 2017

10w of Grace

to reflect love
a polished mirror

does not polish itself

10w Of Hermit Graffiti

nivek Oct 2023

10w Of Hermit Graffiti

Superpower;
Familiar with an ordinary life of pain and sorrows.

10w Of Invincible Love

nivek Oct 2016

10w Of Invincible Love

Conspiracy of love
works harder
the more Mankind goes astray.

10w Of Kicking Back

nivek Nov 2015

10w Of Kicking Back

You can only run so far from decay
so relax

10w of learning about love, learning about myself

nivek Oct 2017

10w of learning about love, learning about myself

love comes disguised
- I play catch up
all over again.

10w Of Life

nivek Feb 2024

10w Of Life

travelling this precarious Earthly road
with its hidden stop sign

10w of liver

nivek Jul 2016

10w of liver

a liver is liver
a few onions
a potential meal

sitting round the cannibals steaming ***

10w Of Love

nivek Nov 2015

10w Of Love

love laughs freely
gives hugs of recognition
looks lovingly forever.

10w Of Love

nivek Aug 2023

10w Of Love

'love while you can'
sings the Butterfly
'choose love today'

10w Of Love

nivek Sep 2023

10w Of Love

long term goal
to very end
of the Universe
'Love'

10w of lovers embrace

nivek Oct 2017

10w of lovers embrace

I met my lover in a place I least expected

10w of mystery

nivek Aug 2021

10w of mystery

mystery everywhere!
just look, see;
be excepting of truths reign.

10 w of no going back

nivek Mar 2016

10 w of no going back

that cutting of umbilical
suddenly found you
adrift and crying

10w of no-thing

nivek Apr 2

10w of no-thing

stages of life
strange segmented minds
ignorant, mostly, most things

10w of Nothing

nivek Jan 2019

10w of Nothing

knowing it all takes the ability to admit knowing nothing.

10w Of Nothingness

nivek Jul 2015

10w Of Nothingness

to be an irrelevance
must be the height of freedom

10w of ordered chaos

nivek Sep 2016

10w of ordered chaos

everything has a time
a fixed point
to synchronise chaos

10w Of Ordinary

nivek Jul 2015

10w Of Ordinary

Unashamedly ordinary
that's where
I fit in best
ordinary day's
ordinary night's

10w of out of your senses

nivek Nov 2015

10w of out of your senses

out of body experiences happen way before you are born

10w of Paranoia

nivek Jan 2016

10w of Paranoia

Conspiracy theories are a perfect excuse
to explain away paranoia.

10w of patience

nivek Jul 2016

10w of patience

love is not timed
limitless patience
love knows no bounds.