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"stephan" poems
#    *The killer came crashing down smashing,  thrashing through. What is tender's  tender        so  for itself,   to do?         --As it runs         right over the top of her..        This taker.        This killer. In the black,   now in between; so lightless and thick..         blotting out  all screams. There is an annihilation  here. A void. A terror. To stay, means certain death       but to leave         also means certain death       So the  d is m e m b e r men t   begins       as she is ripped, completely into half And those halves,  into half.. .. into half --into half..         into half.      And still it tears.. rips..  shreds-- Until all,  in between is nothing  but black. A black it can now  pretend to fill with all of its empty promises.. and all of its counterfeit, everything. ..And then--  just up and leaves once it is fully satiated.*      ***And for a while..      the black had something.*** *Clinging to the rocky crags on either side of the unlit valley are now  the pieces of her-- war-torn and shuddering. Terrified Of the black, black   empty. Of what is now  fully      and  completely   dark.       ~       ~      ~       ~ Timmy  ain't real tall but look at his stature, as his majestic strings   dialogue the introduction. And Warren's gotten so fat See him now, looking so dearly,  back at his half-pint of Chunky Monkey-- picking it back up,  for the fourth time.. scraping... scraping.. scraping.. But watch his eyes  light up as Timmy looks up--   over the top of those wild-man RayBans And with a gentle nod,  it all begins.. -- as our Warren  now digs  deep into his Gibson's beautifully-wanton  ways..     identifying.     clarifying.     Rectifying. Clarence, the Magician.. Stephan--  Humble, Unparalleled And Dave's  so chill he's part Creole.. I just know it. So great a cloud of witness: surrounding you, my beautiful.. coaxing  you.     Identifying it all for you.* #
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Mar 10, 2022
Mar 10, 2022 at 12:01 AM UTC
the C-word
#    *The killer came crashing down smashing,  thrashing through. What is tender's  tender        so  for itself,   to do?         --As it runs         right over the top of her..        This taker.        This killer. In the black,   now in between; so lightless and thick..         blotting out  all screams. There is an annihilation  here. A void. A terror. To stay, means certain death       but to leave         also means certain death       So the  d is m e m b e r men t   begins       as she is ripped, completely into half And those halves,  into half.. .. into half --into half..         into half.      And still it tears.. rips..  shreds-- Until all,  in between is nothing  but black. A black it can now  pretend to fill with all of its empty promises.. and all of its counterfeit, everything. ..And then--  just up and leaves once it is fully satiated.*      ***And for a while..      the black had something.*** *Clinging to the rocky crags on either side of the unlit valley are now  the pieces of her-- war-torn and shuddering. Terrified Of the black, black   empty. Of what is now  fully      and  completely   dark.       ~       ~      ~       ~ Timmy  ain't real tall but look at his stature, as his majestic strings   dialogue the introduction. And Warren's gotten so fat See him now, looking so dearly,  back at his half-pint of Chunky Monkey-- picking it back up,  for the fourth time.. scraping... scraping.. scraping.. But watch his eyes  light up as Timmy looks up--   over the top of those wild-man RayBans And with a gentle nod,  it all begins.. -- as our Warren  now digs  deep into his Gibson's beautifully-wanton  ways..     identifying.     clarifying.     Rectifying. Clarence, the Magician.. Stephan--  Humble, Unparalleled And Dave's  so chill he's part Creole.. I just know it. So great a cloud of witness: surrounding you, my beautiful.. coaxing  you.     Identifying it all for you.* #
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* a collaborative piece created by Papaya and Stephan* I know the story of an ugly old fellow Who taunted and cursed and told many lies But did you know that an ugly old fellow Was merely the skin that held his disguise "Spare me a quarter and I'll spare you the lecture" Often he’d say to the young and the brave Laughing they’d pass without barely a glance Thrusting the man into temper and rage When along stepped another into the commotion Stopping to listen to all he did say Shaking his head he reached in his pocket Pulled out a quarter to proudly display Then closed his hands into two equal fists Held them up high as he said with a grin "I’ll pay your offer so you will stop ranting If only you can guess which hand it is in" Stroking his beard the man gave a smile "I do love a challenge, so let us begin But once I have chosen and reveal your coin You’ll stay to listen, and we both shall win" The old man reached out, with hand on each fist “Son, you cannot fool a man that’s my age” Then pulled out from behind the younger man’s ear The same coin that earlier the man had displayed The look of surprise on his face was alarming He glanced down at both of his two empty hands Then thought to himself, now how did he do that, I held it right there? but then said to the man “A deal is a deal, so I guess I will listen But I have a schedule, it’s my day to teach Please hasten your words holding all of your wisdom And here I shall stand till you finish your speech” "I can say nothing you've not already learned That each man has something special to give To stop and to listen and open your eyes This is how all men and women must live" "Some will spare time, others spare a dime Still others will play tricks as you see You must be wise, separate truth from the lies And always be the very best you can be"
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Aug 25, 2016
Aug 25, 2016 at 10:44 AM UTC
Spare Me The Lecture
* a collaborative piece created by Papaya and Stephan* I know the story of an ugly old fellow Who taunted and cursed and told many lies But did you know that an ugly old fellow Was merely the skin that held his disguise "Spare me a quarter and I'll spare you the lecture" Often he’d say to the young and the brave Laughing they’d pass without barely a glance Thrusting the man into temper and rage When along stepped another into the commotion Stopping to listen to all he did say Shaking his head he reached in his pocket Pulled out a quarter to proudly display Then closed his hands into two equal fists Held them up high as he said with a grin "I’ll pay your offer so you will stop ranting If only you can guess which hand it is in" Stroking his beard the man gave a smile "I do love a challenge, so let us begin But once I have chosen and reveal your coin You’ll stay to listen, and we both shall win" The old man reached out, with hand on each fist “Son, you cannot fool a man that’s my age” Then pulled out from behind the younger man’s ear The same coin that earlier the man had displayed The look of surprise on his face was alarming He glanced down at both of his two empty hands Then thought to himself, now how did he do that, I held it right there? but then said to the man “A deal is a deal, so I guess I will listen But I have a schedule, it’s my day to teach Please hasten your words holding all of your wisdom And here I shall stand till you finish your speech” "I can say nothing you've not already learned That each man has something special to give To stop and to listen and open your eyes This is how all men and women must live" "Some will spare time, others spare a dime Still others will play tricks as you see You must be wise, separate truth from the lies And always be the very best you can be"
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Seven born to a home in the hills Lost in the waste that time kills Each segregated to a different day Or so at least some say Anthony couldn’t help but fall Built too tall As he hit his head upon a door Running adjacent to the floor Young Mr. Cooper took form And quickly ran to his scholarly dorm On the way he transgressed to A fellow who Used to dwell in the same domicile Until he felt the environment was too vile Fled the scene in the matter of a moment Not knowing there wasn’t an opponent. Reluctant to turn around With no answer found Another division began to develop One, which was quick to envelope Everything the boy thought And freedom sought The new guy Stephan sold the car Got a job at a bar Cleaning up there every morning While other livers were still in mourning He had to remove the lingering drunks Still caught up in their mid life flunks One always takes a swing Ben Gunn wakes up feeling the sting In panic he flees Watching passing tress Tracing the trail of something known The place he called home. Once in sight This personality takes flight Out steps Dewey Dell, Who looks like a glimpse of hell Takes a nap to restore His body, which felt quite poor He had expected to awaken The boy was mistaken Waking up on the cliff Was a boy named Winston Smith A devotee to a righteous cause He just didn’t know what it was Spent his days inside a pew Surrounded by slim to few As answers ceaselessly taunt Halls made to haunt Without hope he grew less attached And quickly became Anthony Patch.
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Jun 11, 2013
Jun 11, 2013 at 8:45 PM UTC
Lithium Induced Ceremony
Seven born to a home in the hills Lost in the waste that time kills Each segregated to a different day Or so at least some say Anthony couldn’t help but fall Built too tall As he hit his head upon a door Running adjacent to the floor Young Mr. Cooper took form And quickly ran to his scholarly dorm On the way he transgressed to A fellow who Used to dwell in the same domicile Until he felt the environment was too vile Fled the scene in the matter of a moment Not knowing there wasn’t an opponent. Reluctant to turn around With no answer found Another division began to develop One, which was quick to envelope Everything the boy thought And freedom sought The new guy Stephan sold the car Got a job at a bar Cleaning up there every morning While other livers were still in mourning He had to remove the lingering drunks Still caught up in their mid life flunks One always takes a swing Ben Gunn wakes up feeling the sting In panic he flees Watching passing tress Tracing the trail of something known The place he called home. Once in sight This personality takes flight Out steps Dewey Dell, Who looks like a glimpse of hell Takes a nap to restore His body, which felt quite poor He had expected to awaken The boy was mistaken Waking up on the cliff Was a boy named Winston Smith A devotee to a righteous cause He just didn’t know what it was Spent his days inside a pew Surrounded by slim to few As answers ceaselessly taunt Halls made to haunt Without hope he grew less attached And quickly became Anthony Patch.
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*I put this here to greet you all I love you all You all have become like family, From the Likes of Valsa George, Mother of nature poems, to Soulsurvivor, a brave heart... To Sydrivers, a romantic heart, who left here without informing me, To KarenN, a conjuring poetess who also left, To WL Winter, he's like a dear Father of poetry To SPT, a poet with refreshing words, To Ja, a must read To Rosalie, F.... A woman of impeccable poetry, to James, the author of a dear poem to my heart "The candle on top" To Kristy, a soul-moving poetess To Vicki, a Strong poetess To R, A brave Writer To Professor Marylyn-D, A woman of colors To Stephan, with poems of wonder To Stephanie, A warming, calming poetess To Melissa, with a beautiful smile and heart To Victoria, writer of intellectual poems To Mary, A woman of Class To Jamadi Verse, A poetess that brings heaven to earth with her poems To Evna-Luna, a friend with beautiful words, to all and all and all, I greet you all, I'm currently travelling a lot But I'll be checking on here once in a while I Love you all* Ovi Odiete
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Sep 18, 2016
Sep 18, 2016 at 5:07 PM UTC
"Hello Poets, How are you doing?"
#Stephan W *The key turns, and each tumbler falls into its pre-honed slot There is an infinite magic in  her world of words-- her heart finds them through special agreement, as the door opens wide;  no resistance at the hinge, and it is at that very moment  that she   gives everything that she has. Her relationship with eternity--  it calls me to her. I want to be near her--     be her friend.. And with both hands,  brazenly touch the hem of her garment-- slide  it  off  of  her;       share..   in the eternal.* #
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Nov 15, 2020
Nov 15, 2020 at 7:50 PM UTC
tumblers
. I’m sick of writing poetry I’m sick of it I am Especially all these rhyming words that flow out from this pen Those tired worn out phrases I write about her smile Each lovey-dovey stanza in fancy cursive style The lines about the evening, a shimmering moon beam And how when I am slumbering she always is my dream Affectionate creations oh please, for goodness sake I can not write another one it’s more than I can take This poetry about my love for her I always feel Upsets my stomach every night I mean, come on, get real All of it is stupid though some may call it dumb For when I’m finished writing one my fingers all go numb Oh crap, Stephan is coming he’s walking through the door The biggest smile on his face I’ve ever seen before He’s been on the phone with her he thinks he’s pretty slick Now he’ll write something beautiful and it will make me sick And who am I, you’re asking well you just should have known I’m the laptop on his desk that he left all alone I used to be his favorite, but that was way before He found this mesmerizing girl the one he does adore Jealous, oh you think so well maybe you are right Or just an angry laptop that won’t go without a fight Just wait until I post this it will be pretty sweet Oh no, don’t hit that button **** he just pushed dele…
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Sep 23, 2016
Sep 23, 2016 at 7:01 PM UTC
Oh no, don’t hit that button
( THE LOVE POET ) His verse, like a precious petal, from an exquisite flower Slowly unfolds, leaving a luscious space, for a poesy to devour So each breadth, between every efflorescent petals bloom Is filled, with his alluring words, as one by one they spume Every phrase, so intricately woven into their beauty, inlaid as a ransom For his tendrilled script, like a florets mantling, to expressingly blossom Then, like a nectars infusive fragrance permeates through the air So do his words, release bouquets of love, for all of us to share BOEMS BY JA 587 copyright 09-18-2016 Be well Stephan
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Sep 13, 2016
Sep 13, 2016 at 9:49 AM UTC
IL POETA DELL'AMORE
* "There is nothing more beautiful than the poetry I see in her smile" - Stephan Her smile is the sunrise that greets me each morning aglow the horizon in shades of the dawn The fragrance of jasmine a flow on the breezes and shimmering dew drops that play on the lawn A hot cup of coffee with cinnamon doughnuts while walking through nature where meadowlarks sing As soft as the petals of roses now blooming where butterflies welcome the coming of spring The shade of an oak tree so cool in the summer with sunflower fields on a sky ever blue As white cotton clouds float in shapes to discover and skipping a stone is the best thing to do Her smile is a poem of euphoric phrases, written affection in mesmeric rhyme The song in my mind that is forever playing, desire filled lyrics to always be mine A tangerine sunset on ribbons of satin that gather each day at the far western skies The stars in the heavens that dance in a moon beam to wish me good night before I close my eyes Then every dream that my sleep now entices to cradle my heart in a wonderful style All that is beautiful, all that is precious and all that I love can be found in her smile*
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Aug 4, 2016
Aug 4, 2016 at 6:45 PM UTC
Her smile
#the forming of substance 03 Stephan W (fallen  from grace) ~ *"I have just come back from a party where I was the life and soul. Witticisms flowed from my lips. Everyone laughed and admired me— but, I left, yes.. that dash should be as long as the radii of the earth's orbit ——— and wanted to shoot myself."* ~Soren Kierkegaard ~ ~ *It is not enough... It is never enough-- we need too much But, here on earth we have to make it work so we call good-enough, "good enough" and with gratitude, we learn to take in what it's available to us. But the truth behind it all remains-- the fact that we need so much; Where is one that is complete.. and if so, complete-- compared to what? There is a perfection- cloud-hidden within everything that is human The spirit within the body that carries it-- b r e a t h e s  out perfection's truth, though- we may only experience it in the moments between awake and asleep- the human psyche is bent on survival-- and in a broken world, the thought of an inherent perfection brings on too much-- our own condemnation even. In our minds we fall too short of even the concept of it. Or do we? The gravitational pull towards Muse borderlines on that of addiction; its stirrings touch what is primal in us-- once-inexpressible words, suddenly find expression; And a Beethoven finds musical notes that lead to a symphonic masterpiece. "Words from Heaven" is not saying too much concerning the poet, or lyricist. "Music from Heaven" is easier to say, when concerning a Mozart or Beethoven. Or a Tchaikovsky. Perfect reaching into the imperfect? How about 'imperfect'- feeling, and then expressing pieces of its own long-forgotten perfection-- things experienced within the sphere- made tangible again through the flesh, simply in a moment of remembering.. and also that of a temporary forgetting-- of limitation. The beauty of despair is in the heartbreak of finding out that what is right in front of us is never truly enough or worse yet-- possibly even harmful to our own true needs. What we need most is all and everything that helps us remember-- That we came from perfection, and were loved there first, and now, within the imperfect- are unable to be denied by the perfect that is forever inherent in us-- It is completely unable to deny that which is of its own. If we were to never despair over what is in front of us, we might never be compelled to find the strength to remember- flashes of the primal-- that of our own history, of perfection. And if there ever were ever an evil, or a Darkness- it would be hell-bent on keeping us from finding that very thing. Sometimes.. just sometimes,  death looks just like love.* #
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Sep 27, 2020
Sep 27, 2020 at 8:29 PM UTC
a beautiful kind of despair
#the forming of substance 03 Stephan W (fallen  from grace) ~ *"I have just come back from a party where I was the life and soul. Witticisms flowed from my lips. Everyone laughed and admired me— but, I left, yes.. that dash should be as long as the radii of the earth's orbit ——— and wanted to shoot myself."* ~Soren Kierkegaard ~ ~ *It is not enough... It is never enough-- we need too much But, here on earth we have to make it work so we call good-enough, "good enough" and with gratitude, we learn to take in what it's available to us. But the truth behind it all remains-- the fact that we need so much; Where is one that is complete.. and if so, complete-- compared to what? There is a perfection- cloud-hidden within everything that is human The spirit within the body that carries it-- b r e a t h e s  out perfection's truth, though- we may only experience it in the moments between awake and asleep- the human psyche is bent on survival-- and in a broken world, the thought of an inherent perfection brings on too much-- our own condemnation even. In our minds we fall too short of even the concept of it. Or do we? The gravitational pull towards Muse borderlines on that of addiction; its stirrings touch what is primal in us-- once-inexpressible words, suddenly find expression; And a Beethoven finds musical notes that lead to a symphonic masterpiece. "Words from Heaven" is not saying too much concerning the poet, or lyricist. "Music from Heaven" is easier to say, when concerning a Mozart or Beethoven. Or a Tchaikovsky. Perfect reaching into the imperfect? How about 'imperfect'- feeling, and then expressing pieces of its own long-forgotten perfection-- things experienced within the sphere- made tangible again through the flesh, simply in a moment of remembering.. and also that of a temporary forgetting-- of limitation. The beauty of despair is in the heartbreak of finding out that what is right in front of us is never truly enough or worse yet-- possibly even harmful to our own true needs. What we need most is all and everything that helps us remember-- That we came from perfection, and were loved there first, and now, within the imperfect- are unable to be denied by the perfect that is forever inherent in us-- It is completely unable to deny that which is of its own. If we were to never despair over what is in front of us, we might never be compelled to find the strength to remember- flashes of the primal-- that of our own history, of perfection. And if there ever were ever an evil, or a Darkness- it would be hell-bent on keeping us from finding that very thing. Sometimes.. just sometimes,  death looks just like love.* #
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#the forming of substance 05 Stephan W *"But I will not drive them (the 'inhabitants') out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you. Little by little I will drive them out before you; Until you have increased enough to take possession of the land." ~Exodus . Within the sphere- formless and void, there was all but nothing to inhabit. Existing within the eternity of the moment, unable to retain-- it could only experience. It could behold perfection, but not hold on to it; No need.. perfection was ever-present-- In full view of the sphere and the precious spirit- encased within, now, wrapped within a living, breathing skin- this body- for the spirit, and the spirit for the one body each part of the heart-- a city in itself. .  . Reaching across the chasm, there is an almost symmetry in the layout of the cities      but their inhabitants are unruly and the spaces between far too great for any kind of order to become able to break through the chaos-- there is no longer communication between the cities. There is a yearning for consolidated-Sovereignty, but the cities have long forgotten themselves- Strewn about.. in the pain of it all, they no longer know each other. .  .  . But the spirit within the body-- it remembers. There is a gathering back into wholeness- waiting.. and so we learn how to wait also. Parts, and pieces-- members rebuilt- little by little Not too fast- take it easy; 70 years, maybe more. Which way will it go- There is a promised land; waiting to be taken--     one city at a time.* #
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Oct 3, 2020
Oct 3, 2020 at 11:46 AM UTC
cities
#the forming of substance 05 Stephan W *"But I will not drive them (the 'inhabitants') out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you. Little by little I will drive them out before you; Until you have increased enough to take possession of the land." ~Exodus . Within the sphere- formless and void, there was all but nothing to inhabit. Existing within the eternity of the moment, unable to retain-- it could only experience. It could behold perfection, but not hold on to it; No need.. perfection was ever-present-- In full view of the sphere and the precious spirit- encased within, now, wrapped within a living, breathing skin- this body- for the spirit, and the spirit for the one body each part of the heart-- a city in itself. .  . Reaching across the chasm, there is an almost symmetry in the layout of the cities      but their inhabitants are unruly and the spaces between far too great for any kind of order to become able to break through the chaos-- there is no longer communication between the cities. There is a yearning for consolidated-Sovereignty, but the cities have long forgotten themselves- Strewn about.. in the pain of it all, they no longer know each other. .  .  . But the spirit within the body-- it remembers. There is a gathering back into wholeness- waiting.. and so we learn how to wait also. Parts, and pieces-- members rebuilt- little by little Not too fast- take it easy; 70 years, maybe more. Which way will it go- There is a promised land; waiting to be taken--     one city at a time.* #
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#Stephan W *I have seen you there, standing alone, along the shoreline     --if you only knew-- Your thoughts- a poetic buffering, spoken out- onto weathered paper, through trembling hands;  words let in to the ocean wind-- the dreams of your heart, the needs, ah, yes.. the deep needs of your heart...     among these rocks,     you are always alone.     ~ At the tip of your fingers-- the small ridges; fragmental, yet monumental imprints, etched in to you, the moment your spirit entered your temple. They tell the world of your story: through fine, texture-perception, you feel it-- your trembling fingers grip the pen, expressing, conveying your truth into a world that does not hear.. a shallowing, that deafens..     You glance at your fingertips--     to assure, you're really there     ~ ~ (The sea has picked up a bit, now the waves, crashing against the rocks rocks, that still won't hear..) And here also, outlined within the warm beat of the human heart, there is a sound that can be heard-- one similar to the aliveness of the crashing waves. Place your fingertips against those that are real- the sound blends-in perfectly with the sea as the uniqueness of imprinted ridge, moves up against that of the other-- contrasting, here.. fitting together perfectly, there..     Scream, "I am!" to the sea; and see, love..     scream it out, and see.     ~ ~ ~ I am everywhere near you-- encouraging, celebrating.. at times, weeping;  hands outstretched, the uniqueness of my own finger prints, longing Along this shoreline, I have watched you for an eternity, hoping that you might somehow take it all, in. Clouds beckon, asking again for the earth's moisture       and I respond,  e v ap o r a t i ng.       ~ ~ ~ ~ Your small, beautiful feet, now all pigeon-toed- now, standing at the water's edge; as the rain cloud gives up its prize just beyond the breakers--     (my imprint remains,     but I am of the sea now..)     Wade into me, love     that I may wrap myself around you:     Along this shoreline,     may you never be alone again.* #
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Oct 21, 2020
Oct 21, 2020 at 11:20 PM UTC
notes about the sea
#Stephan W *I have seen you there, standing alone, along the shoreline     --if you only knew-- Your thoughts- a poetic buffering, spoken out- onto weathered paper, through trembling hands;  words let in to the ocean wind-- the dreams of your heart, the needs, ah, yes.. the deep needs of your heart...     among these rocks,     you are always alone.     ~ At the tip of your fingers-- the small ridges; fragmental, yet monumental imprints, etched in to you, the moment your spirit entered your temple. They tell the world of your story: through fine, texture-perception, you feel it-- your trembling fingers grip the pen, expressing, conveying your truth into a world that does not hear.. a shallowing, that deafens..     You glance at your fingertips--     to assure, you're really there     ~ ~ (The sea has picked up a bit, now the waves, crashing against the rocks rocks, that still won't hear..) And here also, outlined within the warm beat of the human heart, there is a sound that can be heard-- one similar to the aliveness of the crashing waves. Place your fingertips against those that are real- the sound blends-in perfectly with the sea as the uniqueness of imprinted ridge, moves up against that of the other-- contrasting, here.. fitting together perfectly, there..     Scream, "I am!" to the sea; and see, love..     scream it out, and see.     ~ ~ ~ I am everywhere near you-- encouraging, celebrating.. at times, weeping;  hands outstretched, the uniqueness of my own finger prints, longing Along this shoreline, I have watched you for an eternity, hoping that you might somehow take it all, in. Clouds beckon, asking again for the earth's moisture       and I respond,  e v ap o r a t i ng.       ~ ~ ~ ~ Your small, beautiful feet, now all pigeon-toed- now, standing at the water's edge; as the rain cloud gives up its prize just beyond the breakers--     (my imprint remains,     but I am of the sea now..)     Wade into me, love     that I may wrap myself around you:     Along this shoreline,     may you never be alone again.* #
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They tell me the war is won, that I was some kind of chosen one. I do not feel like the victor. There lies this inescapable feeling, a hollow ache inside. The pills were tough, but I have felt worse. Beams fired towards me as I lay beneath, as my heart gently beats. I lost no hair. I lost no weight. My face and skin stay clear of grate. Children, Elders, families, they all gambled with  surgeries fate. What makes me different? Why do I remain so free? Why does this victory seem so empty to me? That little girl who wheeled on by, why was she the failure compared to I? My heart weighs with guilt for winning a war I did not even feel. Every week. Every day. Every minute. Why did it have to be me, crossing the lonely line back into reality? It should have been Jeana, Stephan, Jamie... It could have been anyone. Anyone but me.
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Dec 10, 2019
Dec 10, 2019 at 3:43 AM UTC
My Hollow Victory
#the forming of substance 04 Stephan W *"For years I’ve wanted to live according to everyone else’s morals. I’ve forced myself to live like everyone else, to look like everyone else. I said what was necessary to join together, even when I felt separate. And after all of this, catastrophe came. Now I wander amid the debris, I am lawless, torn to pieces, alone and accepting to be so, resigned to my singularity and to my infirmities. And I must rebuild a truth– after having lived all my life in a sort of lie." ~Albert Camus* ~ *Worlds apart, there is a tension an alienation-- now, strangers- in a not so strange land So many parts.. fighting the glow fighting each other- These parts, hiding-- From having to be seen- when needed, From the pain of having to need the other parts who also are so unable, From the visibility-- from having to be asked to join in- to the process of an integrated internal functioning; the metabolizing of things. From the pain of it all- and the despondency that will come from any attempt          to even try.* ~  ~ *The spirit-- its dimly-lit distant memories of a wholly different time now afraid to ingrain itself into a body- that is as of yet wholly unable to even know itself-- Fragmented parts of the heart; broken spirit, a lonely longing- There is a division a separation immersed in a dank mist of fear-- Parts-- nearly touching but, so unable to see.. or even feel each other in the dark And the greatest loneliness becomes the one that is lived within oneself-- An unlived-living within the broken internal-world of fragmented parts- now huddled into remote corners with such large spaces in between; parts, isolated from other parts.* ~  ~  ~ *One day they will no longer be so afraid of each other-- Even in its dimly-lit state of being, the spirit yearns for a cohesiveness, a wholeness--       a re-integration of all the parts;       a reassembling. Until that time, everything will be partial; dis- assembled                   fragmented.* #
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Sep 30, 2020
Sep 30, 2020 at 10:41 PM UTC
fragments
#the forming of substance 04 Stephan W *"For years I’ve wanted to live according to everyone else’s morals. I’ve forced myself to live like everyone else, to look like everyone else. I said what was necessary to join together, even when I felt separate. And after all of this, catastrophe came. Now I wander amid the debris, I am lawless, torn to pieces, alone and accepting to be so, resigned to my singularity and to my infirmities. And I must rebuild a truth– after having lived all my life in a sort of lie." ~Albert Camus* ~ *Worlds apart, there is a tension an alienation-- now, strangers- in a not so strange land So many parts.. fighting the glow fighting each other- These parts, hiding-- From having to be seen- when needed, From the pain of having to need the other parts who also are so unable, From the visibility-- from having to be asked to join in- to the process of an integrated internal functioning; the metabolizing of things. From the pain of it all- and the despondency that will come from any attempt          to even try.* ~  ~ *The spirit-- its dimly-lit distant memories of a wholly different time now afraid to ingrain itself into a body- that is as of yet wholly unable to even know itself-- Fragmented parts of the heart; broken spirit, a lonely longing- There is a division a separation immersed in a dank mist of fear-- Parts-- nearly touching but, so unable to see.. or even feel each other in the dark And the greatest loneliness becomes the one that is lived within oneself-- An unlived-living within the broken internal-world of fragmented parts- now huddled into remote corners with such large spaces in between; parts, isolated from other parts.* ~  ~  ~ *One day they will no longer be so afraid of each other-- Even in its dimly-lit state of being, the spirit yearns for a cohesiveness, a wholeness--       a re-integration of all the parts;       a reassembling. Until that time, everything will be partial; dis- assembled                   fragmented.* #
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Surround us in white light so that we may be your eternal servants of good Temptation is pervasive as we remember what we should Intend our curiosity Empower creativity Deliver us from evil so we may live eternally Amen
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Nov 5, 2017
Nov 5, 2017 at 1:04 PM UTC
Prayer atop St. Stephan’s Church in Vienna
#Stephan W *My beauty is resisting the worldly pull-- to slip into lethargic un-consciousness, in order to no longer feel the anxiety brought about by non-response to the primal-question's asking, But instead is choosing to feel it all-- and in doing so- it, is costing her everything. Everything. She is showing us all what true courage is about, suffering for the greater good: for that which is within herself for her children for all womankind-- and therefore, for all of man-kind also. She is the firstfruits of the Universe's deepest dream; that of a full restoration, allowing herself to be cut-open, internal parts, rearranged, heart regenerated, rebuilt through love's magical ways her mind, being renewed through understanding, repetition of love's true ways, washing it clean from the shame unfairly pressed upon her by the broken, fallen love of man She is the new Eve-- this beautiful-one, free from the need to re-create what love is-- she is open, believing.. her beautiful receptors- perfectly aligned with the harmonic-tones emanating from the garden, as she walks. And I.. Adam, love her deeply. There is an ache with in my side-- a reminder of my consent of its removal so that I would no longer have to be so alone in all this magic and as I struggle, taking in all that is beautiful about her, I see now that she was not produced from me, the man But that I was the oyster, and she, the beautiful pearl-- the one beyond all price, the shimmering diamond-- formed, within this lovestrong lump of coal; over millions, and millions of years. I sit in awe as I watch her she has been worth every moment of the wait.* #
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Oct 14, 2020
Oct 14, 2020 at 8:50 PM UTC
Perspective
#Stephan W *My beauty is resisting the worldly pull-- to slip into lethargic un-consciousness, in order to no longer feel the anxiety brought about by non-response to the primal-question's asking, But instead is choosing to feel it all-- and in doing so- it, is costing her everything. Everything. She is showing us all what true courage is about, suffering for the greater good: for that which is within herself for her children for all womankind-- and therefore, for all of man-kind also. She is the firstfruits of the Universe's deepest dream; that of a full restoration, allowing herself to be cut-open, internal parts, rearranged, heart regenerated, rebuilt through love's magical ways her mind, being renewed through understanding, repetition of love's true ways, washing it clean from the shame unfairly pressed upon her by the broken, fallen love of man She is the new Eve-- this beautiful-one, free from the need to re-create what love is-- she is open, believing.. her beautiful receptors- perfectly aligned with the harmonic-tones emanating from the garden, as she walks. And I.. Adam, love her deeply. There is an ache with in my side-- a reminder of my consent of its removal so that I would no longer have to be so alone in all this magic and as I struggle, taking in all that is beautiful about her, I see now that she was not produced from me, the man But that I was the oyster, and she, the beautiful pearl-- the one beyond all price, the shimmering diamond-- formed, within this lovestrong lump of coal; over millions, and millions of years. I sit in awe as I watch her she has been worth every moment of the wait.* #
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#the forming of substance 07 Stephan W *Radiance. Within the void  are the greatest mysteries of the universe, as matter and anti-matter clash; only to create a newfound energy.. un-owned, unaccountable, unconcerned-- the energy emerging from the clash negates itself through mutual annihilation; leading to an increase of space between what it is that is lit; and in the accelerated rate of expansion of this space, Illuminated/illuminating  matter takes on the risk of being removed from participatory perception, or better said-- to a place beyond retrieve.. and so it is also- within the void of space that exists within us; the galaxy-within-- ever-swinging in polarity between the gravity-pull of illuminating/illuminated substance, and the ever-distancing properties of an unowned, unlit space... dark Energy-- a repulsive force, attempting to quantify the space between all that truly matters-- yes.. creating space, and therefore more room for it to engage into its ever-increasing chaotic activity.. quantitatively participating in its fine art of distraction, dilution and extortion of time through nothing other than the negation of matter, and therefore, the negation of potentiality-- of substance, and so also the transmission of light.. luminosity:       parts within the heart, lit up with       and by the infusion of our own spirits,       through the beautiful act of volition, of which, the countless galaxies in the universe exist as a type, given.. (what-if)... if only to encourage us through amazing, mesmerizing example-- surrounded, each.. by a circumference of support of the dark matter of potentiality-- providing the gravity of containment, solely in and through its belief in its own possibility, giving way to its utter inability to deny itself to what has become already lit, becoming then.. not only a defining part of the galaxy, but also a gravitational-formed hedge of protection against the everpull-entropy of the repulsive force-- of all that is unaccountable- in its velocity-based separation from volition.       And, so it is with the universe,       so, also.. the universe-within;       Having left its glass-globe sphere,       this spirit-centered cosmos       now unfolds, within skin.* #
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Oct 8, 2020
Oct 8, 2020 at 9:46 PM UTC
lumens
#the forming of substance 07 Stephan W *Radiance. Within the void  are the greatest mysteries of the universe, as matter and anti-matter clash; only to create a newfound energy.. un-owned, unaccountable, unconcerned-- the energy emerging from the clash negates itself through mutual annihilation; leading to an increase of space between what it is that is lit; and in the accelerated rate of expansion of this space, Illuminated/illuminating  matter takes on the risk of being removed from participatory perception, or better said-- to a place beyond retrieve.. and so it is also- within the void of space that exists within us; the galaxy-within-- ever-swinging in polarity between the gravity-pull of illuminating/illuminated substance, and the ever-distancing properties of an unowned, unlit space... dark Energy-- a repulsive force, attempting to quantify the space between all that truly matters-- yes.. creating space, and therefore more room for it to engage into its ever-increasing chaotic activity.. quantitatively participating in its fine art of distraction, dilution and extortion of time through nothing other than the negation of matter, and therefore, the negation of potentiality-- of substance, and so also the transmission of light.. luminosity:       parts within the heart, lit up with       and by the infusion of our own spirits,       through the beautiful act of volition, of which, the countless galaxies in the universe exist as a type, given.. (what-if)... if only to encourage us through amazing, mesmerizing example-- surrounded, each.. by a circumference of support of the dark matter of potentiality-- providing the gravity of containment, solely in and through its belief in its own possibility, giving way to its utter inability to deny itself to what has become already lit, becoming then.. not only a defining part of the galaxy, but also a gravitational-formed hedge of protection against the everpull-entropy of the repulsive force-- of all that is unaccountable- in its velocity-based separation from volition.       And, so it is with the universe,       so, also.. the universe-within;       Having left its glass-globe sphere,       this spirit-centered cosmos       now unfolds, within skin.* #
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Winter is here Yet it is not yet Christmas Not yet Winter Solstice Nor Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or the Essene New Year! It is snowing in my heart It feels like winter. It must be winter! Sitting, being warmed by the fire Comforted by the touch of soft fur Fur Babe, Habibie, I love you Remembering Aaron's, Stephan's, Connors, Kevin's, Maria's birthdays Singing with the Christmas Choir Silver Bells and Deck the Halls Evergreen trees, popcorn garland Snowman soup Gingerbread Cookies hung On the boughs with red and green ribbons Sharing gifts, laughter, hugs and joy Christmas morning stockings Filled with an orange, cinnamon roll A few simple pleasures Pass the Ibarra, please.... Why all the fuss? Continue to keep it simple! Wrapped up in my fuzzy, two sided warm blanket The comfort of my kitten and tears   Lifting my heart from my feet Yes, it is still in one piece. Finding the Christmas Cards and notes to write. Creating, to celebrate those close to us It is time to create new memories And keep the Holiday Spirit alive.
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Dec 17, 2019
Dec 17, 2019 at 5:24 PM UTC
The Holiday Spirit
. Someone said, “Hey Stephan, what’s up with all this love It seems in every poem that’s what you’re thinking of Why are you always dreaming, why is it you can’t see That love is just a legend, a made up fallacy The world is filled with evil, don’t you watch the news CNN or NBC or others you can choose Clinton is a liar, Trump is just a creep They’ll both destroy the nation for fortunes that they reap Murders by the thousands, death is in the streets I can’t believe you haven’t seen within the many tweets Our water is polluted, we’re choking on the air They even have new bathrooms for every one to share Prices through the ceiling, paychecks in the ground Protesters are screaming, you can hear them all around There’s war in other countries Servers have been hacked Innocent bystanders Caught in the attack Drugs are running rampant, ****** is king Coming through the border, such a nasty thing Little kids are crying, not enough to eat Living in the squalor, sleeping in the street So tell me, will you Stephan, what’s up with what you write Every poem filled with love, morning, noon and night" I looked at him a moment and with all honesty I said to him, *"I’m sorry sir, were you talking to me? I was lost writing this poem for one I do adore I didn’t hear you talking, could you please say it once more?"* He just walked away shaking his head
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Aug 12, 2016
Aug 12, 2016 at 3:23 PM UTC
Someone said, "Hey Stephan"
אני יכול לזכור...I can remember I. in the ashes of Auschwitz February 2018 / Shevat 5778 there exists no kol hachavvyot, the Infinite One bring/ing all of reality into be-ing. there is no 'ehyeh 'asher 'ehyeh who formed Light, who created Darkness. II. the candles of the Vanished World are no longer sown in the seasons of breath. in 1920 Vilna, Yehu'dit bones were excavated for horses to be buried, all by the tongue of a priest covered in ambergris. in 2018 Cyberia alleys, the malefactor mime cries as Long Island parhelia flicker in the seasonal ice around his little girls. III. the cypress of the Kingdom of Night are amidst natz'ri house gardens, marking in the mouths of opus dei children the straws of Poland. long after midnight we seek solace in One-Eyed Paritus's Meditations obliques, where Sol Nazerman's zoharic midrashim of Shabtai Zisel are narrated by Claude Lanzmann. the quantum nonlocality of the corpse of ha'Kodesh Barukh hu is the Hollerith tracking number. IV. Nach uraltem, aengstlich beheutetem Klostergeheimnis lernen selbst Greise muehelos Kavier spielen. -- Max Ernst this is to the memories z"l of Rod Steiger 14 April 1925-9 July 2002 Roman Vischniac 19 August 1897-22 January 1990 Rose Leamel Ziebell (1933-2007) Dottie Sutton (1922-2015) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ © 3 February 2018 / 18 Shevat 5778 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STEPHAN PICKERING / חפץ ח"ם בן אברהם Torah אלילה Yehu'di Apikores / Philologia Kabbalistica Speculativa Researcher לחיות זמן רב ולשגשג...לעולם לא עוד THE KABBALAH FRACTALS PROJECT לעולם לא אשכח
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Jun 30, 2018
Jun 30, 2018 at 12:40 AM UTC
אני יכול לזכור...I can remember
אני יכול לזכור...I can remember I. in the ashes of Auschwitz February 2018 / Shevat 5778 there exists no kol hachavvyot, the Infinite One bring/ing all of reality into be-ing. there is no 'ehyeh 'asher 'ehyeh who formed Light, who created Darkness. II. the candles of the Vanished World are no longer sown in the seasons of breath. in 1920 Vilna, Yehu'dit bones were excavated for horses to be buried, all by the tongue of a priest covered in ambergris. in 2018 Cyberia alleys, the malefactor mime cries as Long Island parhelia flicker in the seasonal ice around his little girls. III. the cypress of the Kingdom of Night are amidst natz'ri house gardens, marking in the mouths of opus dei children the straws of Poland. long after midnight we seek solace in One-Eyed Paritus's Meditations obliques, where Sol Nazerman's zoharic midrashim of Shabtai Zisel are narrated by Claude Lanzmann. the quantum nonlocality of the corpse of ha'Kodesh Barukh hu is the Hollerith tracking number. IV. Nach uraltem, aengstlich beheutetem Klostergeheimnis lernen selbst Greise muehelos Kavier spielen. -- Max Ernst this is to the memories z"l of Rod Steiger 14 April 1925-9 July 2002 Roman Vischniac 19 August 1897-22 January 1990 Rose Leamel Ziebell (1933-2007) Dottie Sutton (1922-2015) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ © 3 February 2018 / 18 Shevat 5778 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STEPHAN PICKERING / חפץ ח"ם בן אברהם Torah אלילה Yehu'di Apikores / Philologia Kabbalistica Speculativa Researcher לחיות זמן רב ולשגשג...לעולם לא עוד THE KABBALAH FRACTALS PROJECT לעולם לא אשכח
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If I focus the lotus turns into a locust. I sit underneath the Miliband tree and wait for Ed ***** to fall upon me, and Cameron, what a love, handed me the dubious gift of YouGov, which to be sure has a tenuous link with that man of old ink in that its current CEO is called Shakespeare, first name Stephan. Nadhim Zahawi the former CEO is now a conservative MP for Stratford upon Avon. The Bard spins or maybe he grins in his grave. "YouGov is the authoritative measure of public opinion and consumer behaviour. It is YouGov's ambition to supply a live stream of continuous, accurate data and ...Blah Blah Blah, Yawn.
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May 2, 2015
May 2, 2015 at 7:12 AM UTC
The usual suspects
the membership weren't aware of this particular disclosure but the due time has come for an open exposure poet Stephan is poet Jack in his alternate gown the probity of the facts so precisely noted down a revelation shocking is herein told of the twin persona's acting too bold
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Jun 4, 2017
Jun 4, 2017 at 2:30 AM UTC
Acting Too Bold
#Stephan W *Muse-induced,  I slip into a dreamstate--                       I am floating. Third-heaven bound,  I am caught up into  a galaxy-pull,  cloud hidden I am bent around objects--     the very empirical nature  of     light itself, drawn into an orbit  that, always mine--  had     been waiting for me all along                           I am home now--                    Away from this pain            Away from  death's  stain   ..away from all of my inabilities* #
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Nov 28, 2020
Nov 28, 2020 at 11:30 PM UTC
psychosis
Dear people-who-think-global-warming-is-not-a-thing, You have eyes, right? You're just not using them? Because I can open your eyes, but I can't give you new ones. But either way, you have ears so listen up because I'm going to tell you why you're wrong. For one, this is a scientific issue, not a political one. It's not something that can be debated. Fact not Fiction Now that's out of the way, here's the numbers: Throughout the entire human history, carbon dioxide levels have NEVER been above 300 p.p.m. (parts per million) What to know where it's at now? 400 p.p.m. On the scale of things... Let's just say we're ******* That's not enough for you? I'm just getting started. Sea levels around our lovely planet have risen 8 inches In the last hundred years. Know what else? NASA says that, "The rate of the last two decades, however, is nearly double that of the last century." Also, You know Stephan Hawking? The really smart guy? Yeah, he says you're wrong, so... So this is me begging you to open your BEAUTIFUL eyes (I thought maybe flattery would help) to this disastrous situation. It's not my imagination, It's the end of our civilization. Sincerely, The Environmentalists
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Apr 23, 2018
Apr 23, 2018 at 12:59 PM UTC
Sincerely, The Environmentalists
I read a poem from Stephan It made no sense to me All those coriographed lines To the untrained eye unseen Lies a secret or two That may contain the key To his so called happiness In our own lives lost at sea So tell me Stephan... What is it with all this love? What about some animosity!
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Aug 12, 2016
Aug 12, 2016 at 5:37 PM UTC
A poem by me