dr_con Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Winter Solstice Put on your animal masks and horns into the woods to find the Mulberry Tree the center of the World where the Sun has been hidden Abstractionists won't notice under their eternal lights hidden in concrete and steel caves plush with running water and sixty-hertz Oms But here beneath the shadows of trees the darkness of wet and the chatter of Children waiting for Magic to happen the truth is apparent inside and out must be aligned Nothing is real except what is left when your bones are dust orbiting whatever is left after The Great Impulse finally rests leaving us here on the Longest of Nights singing drumming and calling to ease our Terror and Love with the promise of Light. Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 DC - I liked this muchly and replied to it already on PC. You know how spiritual I am not but this touched a spark in me. I so enjoyed this work of yours not that I don't others just this timely one's vibes resonated, appealed to my pagan sympathies perhaps though I am firmly one of your cave dwellers and despite max appreciation of nature no tree-hugger. I empathised with your evocation of the contrasts between the concrete jungle and the real one. I cannot make it to Stonehenge but which I could share the druids legal high (I have never smoked). FEG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Abstractionists won't notice under their eternal lights hidden in concrete neat play of abstract/concrete Nothing is real except what is left when your bones are dust A viewpoint, but the illusions of now - or at least this glass of wine in my hand is having some 'real' affect! cheers badge :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Thanks Badge and Frank! Frank happy yule to you too, and I am an absractionist most of the time;-) Of course, Badge the non-dualists would simply say that in now there are no illusions and its only the effect through time that we 'know' so enjoy the glass of wine! ;-) Many Thanks! DC&J Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waxwings Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 You do recall that where you and I come from they did the equivalent of trick-and-treat while dragging the (yule?) log to be burned at Midnight. Truly, I enjoyed this stream of consciousness except for those fakey personae w/ upper case first letters. Man, this is the 21st century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 The poem exhibits a timelessness. I like the past/present contrasts that surface here and there. For instance, the first verse references traditions that may have carried over from the past, while the setting in the second verse seems to epitomize the same traditions albeit in the present day. I like the blend of astronomical reality and mystical concepts that, taken together, make up the Winter Solstice. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hi Dr_Con, I've read it several times. I can't pretend that I understand everything in the poem but I feel however you write, concrete or abstract, your poems always unfold a train of thoughts. I love the first stanza, which is concrete, easy to draw the reader in. I pause at stanza two, I'm still not quite sure what sixty-hertz Oms means even though I googled om which represents triads in Hinduism & Buddhism. I also like the pair of words or phrases you used, either in contrast or parallel as hilighted below. Winter Solstice Put on your animal masks and horns into the woods to find the Mulberry Tree the center of the World where the Sun has been hidden Abstractionists won't notice under their eternal lights hidden in concrete and steel caves plush with running water and sixty-hertz Oms But here beneath the shadows of trees the darkness of wet and the chatter of Children waiting for Magic to happen the truth is apparent inside and out must be aligned Nothing is real except what is left when your bones are dust orbiting whatever is left after The Great Impulse finally rests leaving us here on the Longest of Nights singing drumming and calling to ease our Terror and Love with the promise of Light. These are just a few observations from me. Your poem is always intense to read. Best, Lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Your poem is always intense to read. And I would add always a challenge to read one of yours. I got that feeling while reading all your shared work and also while reading your wonderful book of poetry. Dr.Con, this poem is rich with wonderful wise expressions as following: Abstractionists won't notice undertheir eternal lights hidden in concrete Wonderful connected poem. I love it. Thank you for sharing and happy holidays. Aleksandra Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 Thank You Aleks, Tony, Lake and waxwings for your kind words! Lake its a play on OM and Ohm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohm and 60 Hertz is the North American standard so the ambient Om is the 60 Hz Ohm in the US ;-) Waxwings- I have never been to Latvia BUT I grew up listening to stories of the Yule log and felt like I was there- Thanks for the resurfacing of long forgotten memories! ;-) Many Thanks All! and special thanks Aleks for having the patience to indulge in my book- It is very gratifying :D Much appreciation folks! DC&J Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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