Poetry list
poesy
poetry isn’t understanding
no power or control only
the veil of words opening
and never ceasing – the
clam shut mind the bolted
heart might try to resist
the relentless beckoning
beyond below becoming
beleaguering our strengths
that they may yield their
protection of self into the
labyrinth that loses all
choices as we teeter swoon
fall and find a haven a
heaven where belonging
collapses the clutch of the
clock all ticking spent in
the shimmering stunned
awe of the meaning that is
poetry
© Neil Thompson 2023