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Oct 2023 · 126
As It Happens
j a connor Oct 2023
With the empty mind
Start the day
No plans
Behold
Oct 2023 · 97
repetitive drowning
j a connor Oct 2023
head below water
that moment of breath
balanced between two worlds
here or there
a choice that is not always my own
before inhaling the future
Oct 2023 · 189
where are you ??
j a connor Oct 2023
departure gate
9:15
alone
Oct 2023 · 105
Cardiac
j a connor Oct 2023
Timeless world
Holding heart
Arrested lifetime
Oct 2023 · 185
joy
j a connor Oct 2023
joy
sometimes

hard to give

think to please
Oct 2023 · 120
Unreality
j a connor Oct 2023
walking towards you in the mist
glimpsing peripherally
unsure of why
imagination does exist
Oct 2023 · 267
The Birds Revisited
j a connor Oct 2023
Gulls cry
Or do they scream
your nightmare
their dream
Sep 2023 · 79
Quietude
j a connor Sep 2023
talking exhales our initial thoughts
not deep enough to mean anything
just the start of freedom
life is listening
just don't speak
Sep 2023 · 116
Younique
j a connor Sep 2023
Be who you are forget about the gimmicks
We were born original don't let us die mimics
Sep 2023 · 206
live it up
j a connor Sep 2023
my day is a good day
my heart dreams big
ignoring the nay sayers
this is my gig
Sep 2023 · 396
To be empty
j a connor Sep 2023
the emptiness of a blank page is my expectation of tomorrow
whether I choose to fill it with joy or sadness is not always up to me but if I colour it with positivity my mind will be free
Sep 2023 · 100
Layers
j a connor Sep 2023
Slight shadows on  a cold morning
I step outside
The deceit of the autumn sun
Sep 2023 · 92
Pre Experience Blues
j a connor Sep 2023
Morning stroll along the fragrant path towards the chill of the woods
I stop before going further to clear my mind
Too late
My senses have already revealed the future
Sep 2023 · 78
Flowing
j a connor Sep 2023
Bring on tomorrow for yesterday is too late
Let the path from today face up to its own fate

I must embrace the road ahead let the future drive
It will turn out as it should no matter how I strive

Be who you are forget about the gimmicks
We were born original don't let us die mimics
Sep 2023 · 774
vacation vocation
j a connor Sep 2023
the good life is a state of mind
relax a while see what you find
when you get the feeling right
you could be anywhere
from exotic lands
to your favourite chair
Sep 2023 · 132
the ocean is vast
j a connor Sep 2023
twilight sun
turns the water
gold

the depths unseen
but
thats the thrill
my time is mine
to do what will

I inhale life
I grow

bold
Sep 2023 · 273
City Zen
j a connor Sep 2023
Sanctuary
Peace
Car space
Sep 2023 · 229
Tears of ......
j a connor Sep 2023
tiny spheres blossom
to reveal               what
sadness
happiness
or purely just emotion out of control
as with so many challenges it is in the midst that we need to plot a course for the destination
pushing us forward to experience the complexity
and celebrate within
our own
tiny spheres
Sep 2023 · 80
To Be
j a connor Sep 2023
Close your eyes let the world disappear
Forget where you are forget where is here
Picture the happiness of freedom within
Forget where you are forget where you've been
This moment is now
This moment is real
You're surroundings don't matter it's how you feel
Sep 2023 · 205
ouch
j a connor Sep 2023
the hope of tomorrow diminished by fate
I wait for the life uninhibited by hate
futility is mine I cry in vain
this life unattached unable to attain
Sep 2023 · 73
waiting for tomorrow
j a connor Sep 2023
welcome to a world of eternal shame
past events cry for someone to blame
to live as now
must we accept
history demands we not forget

but perhaps
we should
despite the masses
drag ourselves out
from the ashes

what went before has found its place
we cannot revisit and alter it's face
Aug 2023 · 220
fun in the sun
j a connor Aug 2023
six shades of happiness play with the sky
chase the clouds away
don't let them cry
six shades of happiness play with the sun
joy
laughter
mischief
freedom
love
and of course
fun
Aug 2023 · 105
Revelation
j a connor Aug 2023
dust from the moon
filters through
the stars sparkle

foreplay from Mars
Saturn rings
there's no reply

lost in isolation
complete me
under the sky

Its all here
they cry
but not yet

it is about
perhaps destiny
or for us

history
Aug 2023 · 195
Here
j a connor Aug 2023
I forego the future to live as now
Aug 2023 · 135
Answer To The Question
j a connor Aug 2023
Lost to the eternal nothing
Waiting in hope of something
Living for none but....
Aug 2023 · 138
Lost
j a connor Aug 2023
I appear to have misplaced myself
I knew where I was until recently
But now
I can't find me anywhere
Aug 2023 · 121
Epilogue
j a connor Aug 2023
Life is a book you only read once
Jul 2023 · 482
No Change
j a connor Jul 2023
Regrettably
Time
Doesn't
Alter
Reality
Jul 2023 · 255
Escape place
j a connor Jul 2023
Car door closes
Drive or not
Jul 2023 · 121
What will it take ???
j a connor Jul 2023
Lost is the mood that drives me today
Wherever I go it follows my way
This society depresses
Why am I so bad
Crisis in the world directs me to sad
Emotional blackmail for a world that is broke
Business ain't bad but I still can't be woke

Where are the elected in this generation of need
Happy for votes to sow their seed
No progress is made to end conflict and hate
Economics prevail despite all that is said

To end like this
Is not too smart
But I feel we are lost
Unless we start
Standing for truth
Not succumbing to fear
Challenging not accepting
Or
Living
Does
Not
Exist
Here
Jul 2023 · 227
Fragrance
j a connor Jul 2023
Delicate petals awaken at first
Slowly subside like the quenching of thirst
Warmth to the fore demanding attention
Undercurrents of peace too subtle to mention
Bursting with seeds preparing to sow
The scent of the dawn is ready to go
Jul 2023 · 114
Tidal forces define me
j a connor Jul 2023
I am just a beach
Pounded by the waves
Sand washed away
Different everyday

I am just a beach
Subject of the sea
Never to be free
Lost for.....
Eternity

I am just a beach
Some say the shore
Others
The ocean's *****
No purpose
No more
Jul 2023 · 84
If
j a connor Jul 2023
If
If the trees kept growing up to the stars
Would we climb as high as we do today

If the road kept going without any cars
Would we reach a place where we could stay

If the earth turned it's back for the sun to burn
Would the moon wave goodbye and just fly away

These questions and others we have learned
The answers as always we cannot say
Jul 2023 · 136
Time for peace
j a connor Jul 2023
Visiting the beach on a school day in spring
Watching the waves and the birds on the wing
It's just me all alone no one around
This particular place can be described in a sound

Awe................... haw.................hmmm
j a connor Jul 2023
And they all lived happily ever after (or did they)
If they ever were
If it ever was
Does sanity exist
j a connor Jul 2023
The choices of the past
Have led to strange futures
Not all has been as foretold
Even fixing things can have consequences
Be careful what you wish for
Albeit in another life time
Predictions are unclear when fear is the catalyst
j a connor Jul 2023
I must continue
I need to reason with this reality
Instructions and rules seem all that is left
Freedom can only be found in dreams
People no longer experience their existence
p.s.
Don't forget to vote
j a connor Jul 2023
Ahead is a clearing
Once designated for pleasure
Families, when they existed, would enjoy
The moment
Never to think it would end
Time was no longer a luxury
All was well in this world
The stirring of memories
j a connor Jul 2023
Obsessed with war
Intimidated by life
Lost in confusion
j a connor Jul 2023
I cross the path over the dry river bed
The trees are no longer green
In fact the trees do not resemble trees
No longer stretching outwards
They are dormant after the AI moved on to other things
No need to hang about after the seed is sown
j a connor Jul 2023
By now the sun will have risen in the north
Set in the south and all within four hours
Twilight passes for night and day
Clouds no longer cruise the horizon
Seasons last for years
This haven replaced Earth
But I know where I'd rather be
Jul 2023 · 247
Unsurety
j a connor Jul 2023
Losing the innocence of yesterday

Constant change

It seems

Is here to stay
Jun 2023 · 244
Heaven Scent
j a connor Jun 2023
To smell the colours of life is to indulge in luxury
Jun 2023 · 87
we are our own universe
j a connor Jun 2023
one day I will be
perhaps after a few glasses of malt
as happy and free
as a carrot in orange juice.......with salt
Jun 2023 · 96
Destiny ??
j a connor Jun 2023
The power of the mind is unknown
Producing truth, fear, hope, etc, etc, +++
So many thoughts
Too confusing for anyone
Too difficult to fully control
But with practice
Silence can be found
Allowing peace in all ventures
Jun 2023 · 96
Invasion Postponed
j a connor Jun 2023
Let us begin
Once upon a time on the third rock from the sun
Confusion was afoot
Identity unsure
Purpose unclear
All in all quite mixed up
As an outsider I observed with sympathetic curiosity
Conclusion
Perhaps better left alone until they manage to understand themselves
No rush
Maybe another thousand years
j a connor Jun 2023
I fly on thoughts to the distant horizon
All before is gone
History
Not mine
I am leaving too late to enjoy what is left
Awake in a reality not of my choosing
But is it a dream
Is it real life
Is it me
j a connor Jun 2023
Warmed by the cover of clouds
The ground is frost free
No windscreen clearing required
Jun 2023 · 70
Pathos Perhaps
j a connor Jun 2023
Can time be wasted if it is not defined
Can love prevail it we are not inclined
Does ego exist only in your head
Will life go on even if your dead
Jun 2023 · 298
An Everyday Story Of Life
j a connor Jun 2023
The path ends, the forest begins
Darker as deeper, sense of the wild
To hesitate, to enter
Adjust to changes
A move from the safe and familiar
A move to the hidden realms
Reaching to the unknown
I proceed
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