POEMs.....

[Mike Smith Cosmos]

GARDENS OF THE MIND
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At the crossroads of space and time,
Soaring high above the void sublime.
Is a land of beauty, peace and rhyme,
We're in the glorious " Gardens of the mind ,"

Here I fly with wings of air,
Touching tree tops as if not there.
Blue sky beckons, into the sun I stare
Dipping to earth, to swoop, to where?

Zooming across the tectonic plate,
France and Spain pass like a single flake.
The Gates of Hercules pass in our wake
Plunging seaward, westward, high, no mistake.

Surreal I wander through labyrinth odd
Books, pages turn in dust and sod
There, writ, perceived as I nod
Exists the forgotten ' name of God'.

Rapture and regions of joy and love,
Enter the eternal city above.
All can wander and leave behind
Earth ties, to wander in the " Gardens of the Mind "

By mike smith. 1999

Edited May 1, 2014 by Mike Smith Cosmos

[Daedalus]

Here is a poem I wrote for my ex-wife when we first seperated. Now, I am happily divorced, but the poem reflects my feelings for her at the time.

 

Unlocked Cage

 

Throughout the years I have been cruel
I locked you up just like a fool

 

Within my heart I caged you in
A love so true should never end

 

It is hard for me to let you go
It feels like losing part of my soul

 

I know you just need time to see
That you can share a life with me

 

I should have seen your colors fade
I should have heard your love song wane

 

I should have been a better friend
To be with you until the end

 

But now I must set you free
To release you from your misery

 

I unlocked the cage I put you in
So spread your wings and fly again

Edited May 1, 2014 by Daedalus

[Ant Sinclair]

Here is a poem I wrote for my ex-wife when we first seperated. Now, I am happily divorced, but the poem reflects my feelings for her at the time.

 

Unlocked Cage

 

Throughout the years I have been cruel

I locked you up just like a fool

 

Within my heart I caged you in

A love so true should never end

 

It is hard for me to let you go

It feels like losing part of my soul

 

I know you just need time to see

That you can share a life with me

 

I should have seen your colors fade

I should have heard your love song wane

 

I should have been a better friend

To be with you until the end

 

But now I must set you free

To release you from your misery

 

I unlocked the cage I put you in

So spread your wings and fly again

You should send these lyrics to Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music fame - right up his-street!

[Mike Smith Cosmos]

Set as the year 1999 turned into 2000... A poem to time and change.

 

MILLENNIUM DAWN ...by. Mike Smith

 

The wall was horrifically large, stretching from horizon to horizon,

.......climbing to some 50 miles high, and had a base 15 miles thick.

It acted as a bastion, holding back the entire pressure of human history.

 

After a blood curdling clunk, a thin crack of green appeared and outlined where the

....immense gates existed, which were now starting to move .

They soon reached the fully open position, resembling a city entrance

....of some long lost civilisation.

 

A massive column of luminescent green light, the dimension of the gate,

....shone out horizontally , speeding far out into the future.

It diminished to a needlepoint , as it punctured the black velvet distance.

The beam had a slight flicker, seemingly caused by something about to

.....come out.

 

I became distracted, as my attention was drawn to a rhythmic thumping,

....penetrating both my feet as well as my ears.

Whatever was causing this determined sound now came through the gate.

Vast stone piles were being driven down deep in the earth with each thump.

A pavement of Egyptian style grandeur was tracing its way forward.

It was being laid into the immediate land,

....successively dividing into two directions, as it went.

 

The source of light, now came through the opening, flashing as it did so.

It was a huge ,transparent, diamond -like , ellipsoid, floating 3 miles above

....the Earth.

Intense darts of light were issuing in different directions, from its sharp edges.

These shafts of plasma, when they struck , left the earth to glow with its light

.....afterwards.

Those firing outwards into the sky, left columns of blue to remain , once the orb

...moved on .

 

Next , to come through the portal was a giant slug like mechanism.

It's rear half was coloured grey, leaving a silvery trail as it went.

It's front half, on examination, gave off a feel of both promise and of deep hazard .

The glittery trail, when viewed up close was clearly the detritus of technology.

Liquid crystal displays, nuts, bolts, transistors, resistors, and every manner of

....metal and plastic parts.

It sped off into the distance looking for a home.

 

Last to come through the opening was a green aura...

It had a much more benign presence .

There was song emanating from it,

Music , verse, and Dance.

As this too glided happily into the future.

I became curious as to where all these things were going.

 

Before venturing upwards and out wards, I moved to a vantage point,

Where I could see directly in through the open gates.

I was immediately startled by what I saw.

 

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Edited May 17, 2014 by Mike Smith Cosmos

[Mike Smith Cosmos]

[cont. edit ran out ] [ continuation of Millennium Dawn by mike smith jan 2000 ]

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I gazed down, what looked like an infinitely long corridor tunnel,

...On the walls were side panels, going back in time.

Each one was displaying in reverse chronological order, the vast human story.

 

My heart lay not in the past but in that future place that grew as I gazed,

There is where, everything I had seen,had gone.

skyward I sped, until i had a perspective of all below.

The path emanating from the wall, spread out like the veins in a leaf.

Weaving, until most of the land was covered in a mosaic

...........of grey,green,white and blue.

When I descended to look at a grey area immediately below me,

.. I got feelings of immense disquiet.

Contrarily, when I sought out and examined an expanding green area,

....this engendered in me happiness and joy.

 

On returning to the wall and the portal or gate from which everything had come,

... I passed over one or two of the dividing points.

Here I noticed from my high position a shimmering at each junction.

As I descended lower it became apparent that these were in fact,

millions of people, meeting, talking, discussing, taking advice, deciding.

Many were moving off in different chosen directions,

...others dwelt a while.

 

I returned to my position among the mass of people at the first divide.

In view of what I had seen and heard, my mind was already made up.

I was going to head out in search of those areas of green and blue.

 

As I turned , I noticed the massive wall

..............was crumbling fast now, and leveling itself.

I realized then, that what I had seen ,

..............Was in fact, the dawn of the millennium.

 

by mike smith Jan 2000

Edited May 18, 2014 by Mike Smith Cosmos

[petrushka.googol]

I have always been fascinated by the orders of magnitude of ten that seem to reflect a hidden symphony in Nature from the infinitesimal (quark) to the macroscopic

(Stars and galaxies).

Here are my thoughts expressed in verse...

The powers of ten..,

Are more surreal than Zen.

Matter starts as a quark..,

(Oh ! please don't be a dork),

Building blocks of matter, these be...

Which fit together in the symphony of a perfect 'T' !,

To form atoms and more...

Lo...what's in store?,

Molecules as solid, liquid and gas...

Let me not forget plasma...

That define physical state.

'Tis more than just fate -----.

But it dosen't stop here....,

When we shift to the scale of planets and stars.

Cosmic marvels are these,

That obey the same laws defined above.

Seems to be Nature's way,

Of saying "Yes, this is true Love!".

Then is love the essence of it all..?,

To say the least I am truly appalled...,

By the splendor of Nature.

And you ?????.

Edited May 24, 2014 by petrushka.googol

[Mike Smith Cosmos]

Something to say by Mike

 

We all have 'something to say'.

Perhaps we do not know what it is.

When we find what it is ,

And we are not in a tiss,

We are ready to find the way.

 

A Dancer, a singer, an artist. may be,

A fiddler, a sketcher, a writer , we see,

An actor, a thinker, But what really do we want?

To be heard, to be appreciated, to be seen, not sure,

Surly what we require is to ' Allure.'

 

To be heard , seen, listened to, is O.K.

But really there is something more at the end of the day,

We are what we are , that's recognized just,

But actually ,what follows, is - a - must. ....Hark ! ,

---- ." I like what you do !,- I like who you are ! ,- If nothing else ! , - You are a Star ! " .---

Edited July 1, 2014 by Mike Smith Cosmos

[Acme]

Ordinals, cardinals, remainders of primes,
I like to find numbers in everyday rhymes.
First one then another go how many times,
round manifold boundaries too twisted for climbs.

[Acme]

Out my window red hawk soars,

chased by ravens' nevermores.

[Mike Smith Cosmos]

Something to say by Mike

 

We all have 'something to say'.

Perhaps we do not know what it is.

When we find what it is ,

....... ..........

A Dancer, a singer, an artist. may be,......

--

 

Mike

Edited July 9, 2014 by Mike Smith Cosmos

[Mike Smith Cosmos]

Two prose / scientific Poetry .:

 

Written as entries to two competitions a few years ago ( not many ) for

 

(1) 'Waterstones Book Chain (2) New Scientist magazine and Microsoft

 

(1)

 

(2)

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Mike

Edited January 20, 2015 by Mike Smith Cosmos

[Commander]

Coming Soon ......

Edited January 21, 2015 by Commander

[Mike Smith Cosmos]

Two prose / scientific Poetry .:

Written as entries to two competitions a few years ago ( not many ) for

((2) New Scientist magazine and Microsoft

 

Unreadable .... Repeat with clarity ..hopefully ..

 

Mike

 

Mike

Edited January 29, 2015 by Mike Smith Cosmos

[Commander]

தேவனாலே எல்லாம் கூடும்

தேவனாலே எல்லாம் கூடும்

தேவனாலே எல்லாம் கூடும்

நம்புவாய் நீ அவரை !

நம்புவாய் நீ அவரை

நம்புவாய் நீ அவரை

நம்புவாய் நீ அவரை

தேவனாலே எல்லாம் கூடும் !

God can just do Everything

God can just do Anything

God can just do Everything

You must just believe in Him !

You must just believe in Him

You must just believe in Him

You must just believe in Him

God can just do Anything !

Edited May 1, 2015 by Commander

[imatfaal]

Stand up, all victims of oppression
For the tyrants fear your might
Don't cling so hard to your possessions
For you have nothing if you have no rights

Let racist ignorance be ended
For respect makes the empires fall
Freedom is merely privilege extended
Unless enjoyed by one and all

So come brothers and sisters
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song

So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race

Let no one build walls to divide us
Walls of hatred nor walls of stone
Come greet the dawn and stand beside us
We'll live together or we'll die alone

In our world poisoned by exploitation
Those who have taken, now they must give
And end the vanity of nations
We've but one Earth on which to live

So come brothers and sisters
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song

So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race

And so begins the final drama
In the streets and in the fields
We stand unbowed before their Armour
We defy their guns and shields

When we fight, provoked by their aggression
Let us be inspired by life and love
For though they offer us concessions
Change will not come from above

So come brothers and sisters
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song

So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race

Songwriters
BRAGG, BILLY / DE GEYTER, PETRUS / POTTIER, EUGENE