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Apr 2016 · 344
woman
Tom Blake Apr 2016
She is a fair creature to observe,
To study, the woman is, God.
I ,  have a genuine aesthetic appreciation
For her form.
I derive great delight in her hands when
Relaxed and gesticulating,
Her feet when crossed- legged, when dancing .
Other parts of her anatomy
In motion and still.
Her mind too!
Her thoughts, insight, knowledge,.. In fact,
Her whole being, personality, mannerisms
I find
Appealing!

ALL women Are beautiful!
Confronting their loveliness
Heightens  my feelings.
I can say the same
Occurs when I look at a Sunset or
Flowers in a garden.
The
Degree , comparison, is the same.
1980. Written.
Apr 2016 · 239
Woman
Tom Blake Apr 2016
She is a fair creature to observe,
To study, the woman is, God.
I ,  have a genuine aesthetic appreciation
For her form.
I derive great delight in her hands when
Relaxed and gesticulating,
Her feet when crossed- legged, dancing .
Other parts of her anatomy
In motion and still.
Her mind too!
Her thoughts, insight, knowledge,.. In fact,
Her whole being, personality, mannerisms
I find
Appealing!

ALL women Are beautiful!
Confronting their loveliness
Elevates my feelings.
I can say the same
Occurs when I look at a Sunset or
Flowers in a garden.
The
Degree , comparison, is the same.
1980. Written.
Apr 2016 · 334
Not Born Yet
Tom Blake Apr 2016
My hands are pressed against the sky
I feel I'm still in embryo,
Struggling to grow,
Struggling to break free.
To penetrate the sky
And dwell in the infinite.

I don't want to be limited,
Inhibited,
Restrained,
Encompassed,
Or locked in!

I want to be Free,
Knowing all there is to know,
Never needing to grow,
To flow
In a never tiring, never tedious
But continuous blissful state
Where Truth and Love Abounds
And Reigns.
Written many moons ago.Àa
Apr 2016 · 282
Writing is For Everyone!
Tom Blake Apr 2016
The family's asleep
I, as usual
Try
To
Write
Something wise and profound.
As usual, I can't!
My mind
Is not that well excercised.
I'm not a writer anyway
But I like to think I am.

Where
Do the great poets obtain
Such deep insight and poetic
Phraseology?
I don't suppose I'll ever know,
For where they were
I
Just don't
Have a clue how to go.
Apr 2016 · 3.2k
Coastal Delight
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Spread out before me
Is an undulating sea
By it I walk
When I want to feel free
I stroll by the sea
There, I reflect on things
Mother earth she spins
Mankind through their days
With their ways.

Spread out above me
Is a vivid bleu sky
With cotten wool clouds
Passing me by
On the sand I lie
My senses embrace the day
While in the distance children play...
What a display!

It's nature's medication for my ailing soul
To walk on the beach on my own
I wonder too, if God notices me
Take respite from life's frequent storms
And a world gone wrong.

Spread out before me is a universe so vast
Me on the shore with questions to ask
But i' m going to relax...
Feel the sea wash my feet
Touch the burning stand
Dwell a while in the serenity
Of God's land.
Composed in the 80's.
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Children
Give us so much...
Let them be
Our teachers.
Apr 2016 · 311
Vivid Dream ... by J.
Tom Blake Apr 2016
I
Was there on a visit.
Helen, was in the bedroom
Gordon, was sitting in his swivel chair.
They were like grandparents to me.
Their lounge was decorated in the style
Of Charles R. Macintosh.
Helen came into the lounge and told
Gordon off about leaving a glass by
Their bedside...it was musty.
I laughed to myself
They were, though wise, a typical couple
And
I enjoyed their company
Very much.

I began to cry.
Helen came to me and asked,  ' What's wrong, son?'
'I am happy to see you both!' I replied.
'Then, why cry? said Helen.
......' Because... You're both dead!'
Helen, and Gordon, looked at each other
Puzzled...I woke up.
I was twelve when I met Helen and Gordon. Gordon, died first and years later,
Helen...I was heartbroken. This death business takes time to get used to... No! You
never get use to such a thing. I miss them
Both and I don't acknowledge death.
Helen,Gordon, you are never gone+
Apr 2016 · 265
Nature
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Nature can make one
Feel Gloomy and chilled,
But when you believe in her
And endure
She
Will
Wrap you up in Spring and Summer.
Apr 2016 · 230
Door to Enlightenment
Tom Blake Apr 2016
I found a door
With no lock, only needing
The gentlest push
And
It opened freely Wide.
I
Entered inside
Therein I encountered
The Truth
Of All things.
God!
It makes So much sense!
If only They knew!
I can' t go back
They
Solely
Have to find this door.
Apr 2016 · 466
Communication?
Tom Blake Apr 2016
My phone is in my pocket
Making such a racket
Ring, ring, RING!
Don't call me
I will call you!
Ring
Ring
Ring...

By Vi.
Apr 2016 · 862
A Cry From the Wilderness
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Elevate and extricate me
From
This disconcerting and turbulent
State
Immerse my being
Into a state of Felicity and equanimity...
My body has ( like many)  been
BEATEN
Long enough by this infernal world.
I want
To Rest!
I
Don't want to see no more
PEOPLE
Being persecuted
Humiliated, duped,
Lame, blind, insane, in PAIN!

This euphoria I seek
I not only want it
For Myself
I want it
For Everyone.

Lord, hear my plea....
Accommodate
Me.
Apr 2016 · 283
Let Me Feel It!
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Standing on a mountain high
Looking
To the sky;
Waiting for your Love to come
And shine on me
Like the morning Sun...

Let me feel it
Feel your Love!

My Heart is pining
For your approach
Enter this being of mine
I give myself to you my Lord
Raise me into the sublime!

Let me feel it
FEEL your Love!

Shine your Love
On me
Let me free, let me go
To that Paradise
To that Paradise
In the nucleus of your glow.
Apr 2016 · 275
I Want
Tom Blake Apr 2016
To be a CHILD again!!
And
Play
Amidst
Nature
With
Other
Children...
End of story!
Apr 2016 · 306
God
Tom Blake Apr 2016
God
Change me
Make me
What I
Am not...
Make me strong!

Don't let
Only words
No, no
Only words
Let Me BE Strong!

Right now  I'm sinking
Loosing power  by  the day
I've got to do
Better
Than I am doing
I've got to do better.

Give, give me strength
To carry on
To carry on!

Don't let
Only words
Lonely
Words.

Let me
Be
Strong!
This was written in my early thirties.
Apr 2016 · 258
Hurts Like Hell
Tom Blake Apr 2016
The baby lamb
Is
Butchered
For meat.
Apr 2016 · 255
Thank you God!
Tom Blake Apr 2016
As soon as it was given
It was taken away
I didn't start living ' til today
' Cause when it was given
It was taken away.

I didn't begin where I began
I wasn' t left to be my own man
So many forced their way
They would say:
'Listen to ME, do as I say!'

I was innocent
I was young
Believed they spoke
An honest tongue

I thought they knew
THEY were right
But as time went by
I Saw the Light
God, I saw the Light!
Apr 2016 · 389
Johanna P.
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Often
You come to mind
And something in me stirs inside
Like someone has turned
On a light
And I feel all aglow.

I
Reflect on a day
When we used to play
In your big house
Marlborough Gardens
Full
Of smiles and laughter.

Johanna, I will never forget you...
I'm so glad I met you.
Johanna,
I' m so glad
WE
Had
SOME
Time
TOGETHER.

I will never forget You!
Apr 2016 · 579
Freak
Tom Blake Apr 2016
I'm not going to change the
Way I look or the way I feel
To conform to anything.
I've always been a freak, I have to
Live with that, you know.
I am one of those people.

John Lennon.
Apr 2016 · 731
LOVE...
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Is the Flower
You've got to let grow.

John Lennon.
Apr 2016 · 702
Pains for Beauty
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Feeling
Every move inside herself
Movements that were so strange
A life, a body, was being made
She had fears of this creative change,
Not knowing
Which way to turn or sit
So many body changes
Making her feel so weak and sick
It's to be her last, never again!
No more days or nights
Of feeling alsorts of pains.

But
At the end, end of your travail
When
Life's escaped and into your arms
It lies with its cheek against your breast
You look down
You smile
You love
You're elated to see
Your own flesh and blood you fought
And sweated to let free.

Holding close
Your offspring, your eyes
Begin to rain
Then
A sudden whisper comes from your
Mouth...
' My baby, you were well Worth the pain!'
Tom Blake Apr 2016
I know
All
I need to know...
I learned it
Being a child...
Feeling
The profound
Innocence
Which
Nothing
Past or present
Can
Destroy.

Nature
Embraces me...

Light does
Too.

And, just let me say,
I ain' t better
Than YOU!
Apr 2016 · 643
Flowers
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Flowers make me...blossom!
Flowers emit the scent of optimism
Flowers and bees have the sweetest
Relationship.
Flowers, like children, should be left
To grow naturally
With the utmost tender Love and care.
Flowers are a visual feast!
Flowers Uplift , Inspire, Delight
A
Flower
Is a peek
Into Heaven.
Flowers
Are God's floral symphony.
Inspired by Tiffany's poem -  ' Please, Don't Pick That Flower ' which is beautiful! Please go and check it out fellow poets!
Apr 2016 · 354
Where I Belong
Tom Blake Apr 2016
I extricated myself
From man's creation,
Disentangled myself
From the machines
And wires,
Walked
Off the concrete
Disrobing and discarding
The artificial attire,
Then
Stepped
Bare feet
Onto the grass
And,
Made my way
Back home.

(With a smile on my face.)
Apr 2016 · 354
What Intervenes
Tom Blake Apr 2016
They gathered round his perambulator
To feast on such a wonderful sight:
A newborn radiant, smiling
Kicking his legs in the air
Delighting the hearts of his admirers...
Innocence
So
Fair!

Decades passed.


He became a mass murderer.
Apr 2016 · 297
Heaven
Tom Blake Apr 2016
She came
Into my life
Like a lucent star in the night
And
Sparkled in my eyes.
I
Thought
I was dreaming
But soon I was believing
She was real.
She
Touched my senses
Elevated my soul
She took me to Heaven
Imbued me with
LOVE!
Apr 2016 · 246
Women
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Women
Have Many faults,
Men
Just TWO...

Nothing right they SAY
Nothing right they DO!
Apr 2016 · 247
Proclamation
Tom Blake Apr 2016
I
Respect
Everybody!
However,
I
Am no respector
Of
Persons.
Apr 2016 · 343
Don't, Ever... Fear!
Tom Blake Apr 2016
They are talking about the end
End of the world
Armageddon
Destruction
Upon
Destruction----book of Revelations...
Antichrist!
I
Am  not Jesus,  who I wish I were.
I
Am not satan .
Then,
Who am I?
Simple!
You
Will
Need to prove
Yourself
To me...
And
The World!
Children
Are the key
Look
They
Live
Free...
Apr 2016 · 1.2k
Day with my Precious Son J.
Tom Blake Apr 2016
You run on ahead, Full of life
Fresh as the flowers we pass,
I'm coming, i'm following
Slowed down by the weight of life...
You make me smile
Make me run with you
And
Before you know it,
I' m out of breath.

I sit and rest, watch you at play
My mind wanders to yesterday
When I was young and played in
The Sun...
Where's My age of innocence gone?

Your running
Toward me
Calling ' Dad!'
My arms are
Wide open, to catch you...
You
Make me smile.
Son, it's fun with you!
And
Before you know it...
You
Will be a Man.
Apr 2016 · 399
Another Life (1980)
Tom Blake Apr 2016
I know what I'm thinking you don't
Agree.
It may not be right but it's right by me
At the moment it's how I feel, how I see...
Just me, right or wrong.

I am another Life, another Mind
Another throbbing heart
At this time.

You say listen, listen I do
I hear no words of wisdom
I' m hearing nothing new.
There was a time
It was everyone else
Now it's Me
Becoming Myself... Important or not.

I am another Life, another mind
Another throbbing heart
At this time.

Another life to be something
Another life to be nothing
Another life to  win or lose
Another life to laugh and cry
Another life to live, to die.
Apr 2016 · 409
Snowflake
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Although people have similarities
We are All  unique...    
Like. *
A snowflake.  



Apr 2016 · 277
Feeling...
Tom Blake Apr 2016
...Reticent
Requiring solitude
Nothing superficial
Nothing profound
To
Be
On my Own
Not a sound
No music
No guns
N o controversy
Not
A
Sound...
For a while
Let me sit
And stare
And
Not care!
Apr 2016 · 282
Abstract Thought
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Concretely, you are gone
I am generations later
Reading Your thoughts, Your works.
I am grateful!
You give me literary sustenance
And pleasure,
Inspiration and insight...
Thank you, writers from the past!

I want to do the same,
Leave something behind...a picture,
A song, or a piece of writing; something
Concrete and tangible for posterity...
And
Will someone like me, who is still
To be born
Look over my works when I too
Are
No longer concrete?
Apr 2016 · 433
SouL Mate
Tom Blake Apr 2016
You
Are mine
FOREVER.

Regarding
The past and present
Nothing
Has
Changed.

You
Will always be my lover
And
Most of all
My friend.

Soul mate
I am
Ever so sorry
If I offended you,
This
Is Never
My intention.

If I hurt you
I hurt too.

Please
Forgive me
Like
I
Forgive you.

We
Have lived
A long journey together,
One
Can't
Forget.

Let US continue
OUR journey together
Hold hands, stay friends...
FOREVER!..,.  By Violet.
Apr 2016 · 260
Could it Be?
Tom Blake Apr 2016
I want
To destroy the destroyer
So
The destroyer
Destroys
No more!
Apr 2016 · 188
I...
Tom Blake Apr 2016
....am
MORE
Than
A
Photograph!
Apr 2016 · 312
Aestival...
Tom Blake Apr 2016
...is coming!
Now,
Don't wear heavy clothing!
Apr 2016 · 367
Blossom
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Anthesis
Must
Be
The
Best
Stage.
Tom Blake Apr 2016
This night
Is of no consequence.
Nothing of great significance
Is taking place,
Nothing
That will go down in history
As a great event,
Nothing
That will capture the minds
Of men.

Incumbent
I am
In bed,
Piece of paper, pen in hand
Reading over what's just been
Written/ said,
And
Which you,
I wonder,
Have Read.
Apr 2016 · 835
Wash...by Vi.
Tom Blake Apr 2016
I wash
My body in the sea
Waves
Wash
Over me
Waves greater than me
Powerful and strong
Tsunami!
Yet,
I feel
Your liquid Purify Me
Your strength petrify me!

I swim
Back
To the shore...
As
My Soul
Can't  take it anymore.
Apr 2016 · 353
Dualism
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Sometimes
My body let's me know
Just how close we are...
Because
Most of the time I wander about in my Spirit
Feeling ever youthful and immortal.
Apr 2016 · 379
Manifestation of the Spirit
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Your  matter dissolves
Before my eyes
Disclosing
To me
A
Paradise...
A
Refulgent Pear
Within a shell,
Now
Liberated
From its
Mundane CELL.
Apr 2016 · 258
Footsteps... from Above.
Tom Blake Apr 2016
I hear footsteps In the Heavens
I believe it' s God
Pacing about
He/She/Child, has Something on
Their mind...
And,
It's to do with US... mankind!

The steps Stop!
Giving Something thought.
PENSIVE!

Walking
Is resumed...
Back and forth
Back and forth
Mulling
Something over.

I'm speculating---
It's Time...to INTERVENE!
Apr 2016 · 254
Violet...my Rose.
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Violet, I've wrote a song for you
Just to reinforce the Love I have for you
And too,
To say a big" Thank You!"...
For being there for me.  

Violet, you are the only one
Who understood me, my ways
You helped me understand
A woman's point of view
I've learned much from you...
Thank You!

Violet, I will never forget the day
I first saw you
My heart it lept and we began to play
Then,
We ran away...Together
Enduring all kinds of weather
I know
You remember
Thank You!
Apr 2016 · 262
Little Dove
Tom Blake Apr 2016
The sky is bleu
The clouds are white
It seems so perfectly right
Did they have a say
In their way
Just like you and me.

Take me to your realm of Love
Oh my Precious Little Dove
Take me there, let me share
All my Love
With You.

When Our Dreams all come true
We will bathe in a petal of dew
We won't cry
We won't sigh
EVER AGAIN.
Apr 2016 · 570
BANG!
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Believing in the "Big Bang Theory" is like
Believing
An automobile resulted from an explosion
In a garage.
Apr 2016 · 5.2k
Transcendence
Tom Blake Apr 2016
LOVE, on wood,
Is raised
Perpendicular
Into the grey sky.
Below
The intense agony
And silent victim
Stand the military
Gambling
For his apparel.
Mary and Mary Magdalene lament...
Above,
Utters of despair, forgiveness...
Then death.

Imperceptible
To the organic eye,
His Spirit ascends into the opening
Sky;
And there in the empyrean
He bides his time
For the Love---
Of ALL mankind.
Apr 2016 · 368
Eve was Innocent!
Tom Blake Apr 2016
Eve
Was innocent
And absent a childhood
Like her counterpart.

She was beguiled
By a bona fide Pro...
They
Never stood a chance...
But at least they had a valid excuse:
Their unsophistication!
Mar 2016 · 280
Song for God
Tom Blake Mar 2016
It's a Summer's evening
I sit beneath the sky
I have my guitar
And
I sing my song to our God
In the beauty of this day
And words come from my heart
I convey with a melody.

Hear my voice, O Holy One!
Let my hymn please your ears
Let it fill your Heart with joy
A gift from me to you
I just want to TOUCH you!

As I continue to sing your song
My eyes are drawn to the sky
Among the clouds I see
Angels
Singing in perfect harmony...

A Celestial choir to accompany me!
Mar 2016 · 728
Listen...?
Tom Blake Mar 2016
Listen to me through tears
Rescue me from my fears
Acknowledge
My pain.
Help me
Understand
This
Journey.

Make
MY transitions in Life
Less severe,
With
No more confusion,
Pain,
Fears...and never, no no never
Be
Shy
To say...HELP...ME!

Elevate Me!
Make my heart leap!
Make me FEEL
At one
With You
JESUS.

Settle me down tonight
Let
Me
FEEL
YOUR LOVE,
SECURITY...
Let Me
Sleep...at your feet.
Let
Me
Breathe
That Fresh
NEW LIFE,
Nestlé
In YOUR purity...

Wrap
Your wings
Around
ME
Comfort me,
FLY
With ME
Lord
JESUS...

For
I
LOVE THEE!
(By Violet.)
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