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938 · Jun 2015
The Ghost of Whales
Stu Harley Jun 2015
through
The Straits of Magellan
where
the ghosts of whales
be not alone
but
we find
their bones
molded by time
into
wooden chimes
ring near
dead ships
and
dead sailors
936 · Dec 2013
Yet So Much More
Stu Harley Dec 2013
love
yet much more
the color of
mango orange
lotus flower
that i am sure
in the name of
the father and
the son
made from
the hands of  
almighty
God
oh what treasure
you are
all the love
that comes from thee
yet so much more
933 · Mar 2017
The Ripples Turn Into Waves
Stu Harley Mar 2017
ripples
in
the water
when
we
look inside
the soul
while
the
ripples turn
into waves
933 · Aug 2014
Red Kettle Drum
Stu Harley Aug 2014
Red kettle
Beat
your drum
Let it be
Thy will
Be done
933 · Mar 2015
The Cheshire Cat's Smile
Stu Harley Mar 2015
oh faithful night
have eyes
that
sparkle and glisten
towards
the cheshire cat's
deep neon white smile
shall ask
for a second chance
930 · Feb 2019
Let Me Open My Wings
Stu Harley Feb 2019
let
me
open
my wings
upon
the
darling blue sky
i
feel the light
flow
through
my eyes
where
my
soul wants to sing
lord
if
you
let
me
open
my wings
929 · Apr 2014
The Knowledge Seekers
Stu Harley Apr 2014
between each
line word or
letter in sight
the thirst for
wisdom and knowledge
shall take a bite
eat you heart out
to all
the knowledge seekers
in sight
928 · Jul 2014
The Mermaid Sea
Stu Harley Jul 2014
what enchanted me
as  our tall ships
crashed through
the waves are the
sea green eyes of
the mermaid sea
Stu Harley Mar 2015
night wears
her
black velvet dress
sprinkled with starlight
and sun mountain pearls
adorned her neck
thou art
the most beautiful
Black Athena
926 · Jul 2013
These Shades of Glory
Stu Harley Jul 2013
Mountains bliss
What shades of
Morning glory
Deep-blue bouquets
Fire-red blossoms
Tell their story
In this tapioca air
Spiraling through
This gentle gorge
Tumbling down
This smooth ridge
Shall witness
These shades of glory
926 · Aug 2014
Man-Eating Plants
Stu Harley Aug 2014
the year
is 2959
another
earth-like
planet discovered
rich in
minerals resources
found but
this planet
is inhabited by
gaint
carnivorous
man-eating plants
that make
a deafening
sound that
lift your body
ten feet
off the ground
then swallow
you whole
925 · Apr 2015
The Lorry Birds of Spring
Stu Harley Apr 2015
clear-eyed springs
unfold her wings
that trumpet
the joyful
sound of
cherry blossom trees
sharing her
branches with
shiny black yellow and
red breasted
lorry birds of spring
oh Lord
i can hear them sing
Stu Harley Apr 2015
what is life
throughout
the
vast universe
but
a thick soup or patridge
stirred in a cauldron
then oozes out
through
channels and canals
kindled
from the
torchlight of Prometheus
Stu Harley Feb 2011
night walks
the cat
with a
Cheshire cat's
smile or
the crescent
moon in the
sovereign eyes
of the Moors
918 · Aug 2014
The Wrinkles of Time
Stu Harley Aug 2014
old
is a face
made of rubber
that you can
bend and stretch or
pull out
all of the
wrinkles of time
then you must
let it go and
it shall
snap crackle and pop
across the floor and
there it goes
you pick it and
roll it
into a
round ball
then you
bounce it
off the wall
as old as
the wrinkles of time
916 · Feb 2011
This Cup of Light
Stu Harley Feb 2011
forbidden colors
the shining light
this cup of morning
this spool of night
that whisper
through this
candlelight
but
let us share
this cup of light
914 · Aug 2014
Stars That Pepper The Sky
Stu Harley Aug 2014
we are
grains of sand
in the
hourglass of time
stars
that pepper
the nightsky
913 · Oct 2015
Ghostwhite Gemini Moons
Stu Harley Oct 2015
what
it would
be like
if we lived
in an
alternate universe
where
ghostwhite
gemini moons
rising
simultaneously
in harmony
and grace
in  
the
starry night
landscape
take
their place
908 · Aug 2014
Andromeda's Heart
Stu Harley Aug 2014
My kingdom
For this horse
Of a different color
Tonight, we mount the
Blue Pegasus and ride to
The edge of andromeda's heart
903 · Aug 2014
Touch of Heaven
Stu Harley Aug 2014
Steady wind
Turing this
Compass dail
Chromium blue sky
Covering this earth
Copper Mountains
Still touching
This glorious heaven
Pure joy
Snapping at your heels
When touching God
The touch of heaven
901 · Feb 2011
To Catch The Falling Stars
Stu Harley Feb 2011
the fabric
that stretches
beyond the night
you are
the trampoline
that we
bounce upon
to catch
the fallen
stars
then
upward bound
we go and
through this
light
900 · Sep 2018
The Thrumps In Las Vegas
Stu Harley Sep 2018
life journey
encounters
several
road bumps
but
how do we
claim
over
that ****
well
we
go
straight into LasVegas
where
you
sit at
the
poker table
where
you place
your
big money bets
to get
a
pair of
lovely thrumps
at
the
green money table
Stu Harley Aug 2014
Lord
who choreographed
this
starry night
that splendid
dance through
this heaven
thus
we sparkle
in your
sweet light
898 · Feb 2011
That Bird On A Fence
Stu Harley Feb 2011
night
your are
the nightingale
perched on
a white
picket fence and
I listen to your
sweet serenade
that bless
this starry night



Comments:
897 · Feb 2011
White Pearl Moon
Stu Harley Feb 2011
white pearl
moon
a jewel
that
you are
basking in
that tapestry
of stars
892 · Aug 2014
The Serengeti Floor
Stu Harley Aug 2014
vast herds of
zebra stripped clouds
roam the
wide plaines
of the
serengeti floor
Stu Harley Oct 2016
fear
grips
the
entire soul
with
ball and chain
when
we
are the birds
trapped
in
a cage
where
we remain
891 · Dec 2012
When The Angels Cry
Stu Harley Dec 2012
cheerful clouds
moisten the sky
with their
tearful eyes
when the
angels cry
890 · Dec 2013
Turbulance And Tribulation
Stu Harley Dec 2013
when evil
cast her net
a wild sea of
turbulence and tribulation
fight the swift currents
swims upstream
to spawn
890 · Oct 2015
A Breakthrough From Heaven
Stu Harley Oct 2015
lord
finally
i am broken
no one else
to call upon
but
you
oh lord
i
only
ask
for
your
love and mercy
because
there is
no one else
and
i need
a life bridge
a blessing
a breakthrough
from heaven
a taste from destiny
888 · Feb 2011
The Road To Zanzibar
Stu Harley Feb 2011
Destiny do not passed me by
On this road to Zanzibar
Well I tipped my hat
while destiny winked an eye
Then, we politely
Said of each other goodbye
885 · Aug 2014
The Hands of Evil
Stu Harley Aug 2014
where does
evil rest assure
but
in the hands
of our
advisors
administrators
magicians and
court jesters
Stu Harley Apr 2015
your cold
black eyes
and
your
steely blue hair
betrayed
by this
maple-morning
atmosphere
880 · Aug 2014
A Place Called Camelot
Stu Harley Aug 2014
michell
i love her
alot but
her shadow
fade in
a place
called camelot
871 · Oct 2015
The Yellow Bamboo River
Stu Harley Oct 2015
a
kernel
of
wisdom
from
the
voice of
the
yellow
bamboo
river
870 · Feb 2011
The Devil's Chariot
Stu Harley Feb 2011
horses made of
brimstone and fire
pulling the devil's
chariot
racing from
the depths of hell
streaking across
the curves of
the fearless
moon
865 · May 2013
Where Thy Soul Begins
Stu Harley May 2013
sun
bring me
sweet light
sunrise sunset
so kind and good
the
day that we met
when you shine no regrets
then
you rise and you set
from
dusk to dawn
almighty sun
when thy soul began
more than faithful
as a ray of hope
that shine
for everyone
until the very end
thus
we shall welcome
a warm and gentle friend
the sun
where thy soul begins
864 · Jul 2013
The Jackal-Eyed Moon
Stu Harley Jul 2013
the tenticles of lightning
tickle the soul
the face of fear
now in controlled
we hear them
laughing in unision
at the
jackal-eyed moon
864 · Feb 2015
Men Of A Deeper Faith
Stu Harley Feb 2015
lord
where are
all the
good men
that can
quill the storm
that bring us
men of a deeper faith
sometimes
we forget
who we are
862 · Aug 2014
The Ferris Wheels of Night
Stu Harley Aug 2014
blistering
neon lights
that comes
from the
ferris wheels
of night
i am
upside
down again
Stu Harley Oct 2015
the
crafty
woodpecker's
beak
is both
hammer
and
nail
between
the redwoods
and
the pines
857 · Mar 2015
The Boundary of Words
Stu Harley Mar 2015
what make a poem
is the energy
that push
the boundary of
our words
thus
paint pastel colors
of words
that move
around
in our heads
thus
move us
through an ocean
with tides and waves
that make us see
mango orange
reindeer red
peacock blue
mustard seed green
mesa moon indigo
indian smoke white
almond brown
sun mountain purple
853 · Jan 2015
If The Eyes Never Sleep
Stu Harley Jan 2015
poetry
frees the soul
that
give us
wings of gold
and
the
words that we hold
if the eyes
never sleep
Stu Harley Jul 2016
my
soul
blossomed
like
a blue rose
towards
the
sunrise
in
your green eyes
851 · Mar 2015
A Watercolor Dawn
Stu Harley Mar 2015
pastel autumn leave
swell then
we scattered
upon the ground
pumpkin orange
a blend of autumn red
hear the leaves
whisper the name
of Pavane instead
that remind us of
a watercolor dawn
Stu Harley Feb 2011
oh Lord
i call
upon your
swift and
obedient hands
touching every
corner of
this sacred sky
having deep
blue baritone
eyes
847 · Oct 2014
The Gray Wolf-Moon
Stu Harley Oct 2014
the gray wolf-moon
yellow blood shot eyes
steamy wet fur
howls at night
you wear down
your pray
the sole hier
to your
inherirtance thrown
to become alpha-male
you lead
the pack
every step you take
every move you make
the gray wolf-moon
844 · Dec 2013
Their Kite Wings High
Stu Harley Dec 2013
gray goose
flight agaisnt
uplifted sky
now set free
their kite wings high
that honk
their horns
while going home
through speechless
blue sky
842 · Oct 2015
We Come A Mighty Long Way
Stu Harley Oct 2015
Lord
we came
in the
belly of slave ships
where
our
African People
were forcefully
kidnapped abused
***** murdered
and tortured
before and after
the long journey
to the New World
even though
we are
the
direct descendents of God
Children of The Sun
Black Gold
the
aboriginal man
the lie
spread around
the world
the curse
upon
the
Children of Ham
oh
Lord
we
come a mighty
long way
839 · Feb 2013
The Mississippi Delta
Stu Harley Feb 2013
mint juleps in the sweet air
catfish are jumping
everywhere and
The Mississippi River
keeps flowing
deep south somewhere
Fireflies serenading
in the sweet moonlight
oh Lord i do declare
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