Apricot Flowers
Could have been a dream line
A time when apricot flowers smiled
And all the signs of dying lay still
In a casketed, sublime, rain
Making tears on the windows
And false kings never noticing
That the time was perfect
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Could have been an escape pod
Riding the dream-line to God
Burning a golden trail across time
And into the nervous system of rhyme
Making a mockery of meter
And simpletons of molded minds
Never mind the men in armor
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What is it really
An experience, a day, to wonder why
An honest phrase, a life,
A dimming light
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Could have been a dream line
A time
Where all the signs of dying lay still
In a casketed, sublime, rain
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I wonder why
I wonder what it could have been
A time
When apricot flowers
Smiled?
Tony Taylor
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Smiled to my divine bride. I'm drunk right now, I returned from the pub and I'm real as I could ever be. I can't grasp your educated mind but I love to read aloud your poetry, to learn from you and hopefully inspire others. Thank you for sharing Tony.Â
Hey GERARD!!.....I too am interested in altering my state of consciousness from time to time....... and in that heightened state I am proud to know that you read something of mine aloud...... It is something I do quite often...... and I swear by its authenticity of chant..... wish I could hear you as you read this......I thank you kindly for the honesty dear poet brother!!..... and I wish I could have been there at the pub!!........ may the Gods smile on you and yours this evening!!......I am your cyber-friend and admirer....... Thank you kind Sir!!......T xo ??ââ„
Hi Tony, as Gerard said above...I also struggle to grasp your educated mind sometimes, but I loved these linesÂ
The nervous system of rhyme! Wow! I wish I'd thought of this line first and had the chance to use it in a poem lol.
Hope you're enjoying the Easter weekend.
Take care - Syd xoÂ
YAY!! SYD!!...I'm so glad you caught this write....... and I find it VERY interesting that you pointed out that line in particular...... It's one of my favorite lines ever.....I actually wrote that entire stanza AROUND that line.... thinking about the connection between ' divine inspiration' and the course it travels from universal nothingness into the 'somethingness' of your pen!!....... still working on it...... I'll get it right eventually........ feel free to see where it might take you man..... just be sure to PM me so I can see what you've come up with....... apologies for the lateness of my reply .......took me a while to realize it was even here..... glad I checked!!.... Love to you and yours........thanx for this!!.....ttyl........T xo
My Dear Brother Poet Tony,
I float above my body
My Soul now unconfined
I search for my life's meaning
And what God has me consigned
Love you Bro,
Larry xxx