Poem -
The Lone Rider
In distant lands and thoughts
Where fairy dust bites
And the brain is twisted
By long days without night
Hallucinations breathe
Gold breeds
Like the shores of consciousness
Like sensory deprivation
At its very best
I soar through the universe
No stone unturned
And mingle with creatures
Unnamed, unheard
I learn of time's ripples
I learn to ride time's waves
I visit with spirits
And souls unmade
I am the universal agent
The intruder of thoughts
I am the lone rider
And keeper of faith
For in the long, long, energy
Of all that is
The one true investor
Is the light
That gives....
Tony Taylor
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Beautifully written angel
Thanx LINDA..... you're an ANGEL!!...... smiles......T xo ❤❤❤✴?
Brilliant Tony!! ???
loved this finish
"For in the long, long, energy
Of all that is
The one true investor
Is the light
That gives...."
???☮? brother ?
Thanx WAYNE!!..... this write was done in 15 minutes..... and those final lines..... just like you..... were the ones that jumped out the most for me too!!...... smiles......thanx again bro!!......T xo ❤❤❤✴✴✴?
You seem to have the weight of the cosmos on your shoulders Tony. Sometimes Knowledge can be a curse. Do you ever feel that writing isn't enough, I feel that, I can't express my emotions in poetry, I want to scream and for everyone to feel it, I want to fly and touch the stars, maybe some day I will, when I'm without body. Great poetry Tony, one day you will write something that's going to cause the Internet to shut down and implode.
Dear GERARD!!...... if you read what I wrote in response to Richard Waters (below) you'll get an idea of where I'm coming from...... And YES!!....I do feel that sometimes writing isn't enough..... I'm being interviewed by Dan Lamaestra (famous jazz musician for the White House) in a live Podcast on the Internet next month.... where I'll be asked about my music and about my Metaphysical beliefs where God and the Universe is concerned...... it gives me an opportunity to go beyond the words and actually "Scream so that everyone can feel it" kinda thing!!......I too look forward to being without body..... which I've actually done on five separate occasions so far in this life!!......thanx for being real my friend!!..... much love to you and yours!!......T xo❤❤❤❤✴✴?
Please send me the link, I need to listen to your voice and all that comes out, I will be waiting, impatiently.
Tony what great poem a masterpiece
Cool!!! McCool!!......thanx GREG!!...... later......T xo ??✴❤✴?
Your usual collaboration between phrasing and flow compliments the deep reaches of reasoning this poem sets out to explore. This works structural integrity manipulates the content into a path of deliberation and reflective consideration, leading to welcome excursions into the minds analytical extremities.
Your commitment to instigating debate on philosophical matters belies an intense willingness to come to terms with this place and beyond. Spiritual knowledge is derived from a searching nature aiming to ascertain what is important in time and space, in both the physical plain and outside.
You have to take into account concepts such as treatment of, and partnership with, the environment, as well as a relationship with fellow souls concentrating on higher values and principles known to apply across the breadth of existence.
The minds evolution including relative appraising of lifes dynamic mechanisms leads to connection with every aspect of enlightened comprehension, with higher power being necessarily accepted.
Treading the road of truth set out before your birth by previous inquisitors, prophets or preachers which furthered worthy ties with reality, plus evaluation of your inner beliefs through experience, breeds the complete settlement desired, when assessing what is sensed.
Thanks for sharing this piece.
Take care my friend. :)
Dear SIR WATERS!!.... thank you for your most in depth and provocative comment......I Love it...... Please understand that those areas that you assume I haven't considered are books and concepts that I have devoured and pursued physically.......I have just finished reading and noting "Signature In The Cell ~ DNA And The Evidence For Intelligent Design" and for two years wrote a blog on Metaphysics..... having read most influential and underestimated writers & thinkers who have pursued the philosophical as well as paranormal aspects of this reality....... When I say 'physically' what I mean is... I've done six hour stays in sensory deprivation chambers while under the influence of psilocybin in pursuit of profound altered states of consciousness and out of body experiences...... primal scream, Tai Chi, Advance Meditation, mountain treks in Oaxaca with the indigenous tribes such as the Yaqui where I participated in tribal rituals involving peyote for other altered states and visions that guide the soul.......I've been to Pyramids in fours countries and power places the world over.......I have been pursuing a definitive comprehension of this reality and the existence of God since 1980.......when I write poetry on Cosmo I do it as a practice in using the "The War Of Art" as self expression.........I am your humble servant........thanx again Richard!!........tony ❤
Tony, this is a true 'universal song' love the balance and simplicity to understand 'the one true investor is the light'....
Well written xo
Faith
Thank you FAITH!!....I hadn't quite thought of it that way..... Universal song.....hmmmmm??.......you're great.....thanx again!!......T xo ❤❤❤✴?
Faerie dust that bites...sounds like my kinda place, Tony.
Ya know, my 58th birthday's comin' up in 8 days and my son is taking me to a Goth girl stripper for a lap dance.
I hear she bites too.
I certainly hope so, heh-heh-heh...
Okay...enough about that, ahem.
I used to think Merrill had the upper hand here when it came to writing outstanding free verse poetry chock full of metaphorical imagery.
But after reading quite a bit of yours of late, I gotta say I think it's you who has the upper hand in that department.
Exceptional poetry, as per your usual.
-Professor Poe
Hey DEAN!!...... So, a goth girl stripper, eh!?..... sounds pretty cool..... just stay away from the bite bro..... I've heard some pretty strange stories!! (smiles).....thanx so much for the 'way cool' comment about my writing...... always a Professor Poe!!..... Love and ROCKETS!!......T xo ??✴❤✴?
Hello Tony...
You never cease to amaze my friend!
Fantastic!
Thank you for sharing...
Hugs and Smiles!
Love and Rockets!
Feathers
Thanx FEATHERS!!..... love the comment dear poet sister...... stay groovy!!...... smiles......T xo ??✴❤✴?
A Fantastic write so expressive - Tony
Simply Out of this world ...l loved it's depth -
Your Pointing out So much more to life .than meets the eyes ..aspect. -
So Poignant & thought provoking
luv n light -bro
Livy ?
Hey, good to hear from you OLIVIA!!......thanx for this my friend...... gonna check out what you've been up to here in a few!!......Hugs-n-Smiles!!.......T xo ??✴❤✴?
Masterpiece!?.... really?...... coming from you that means a lot to me!!...... you're such a good poet yourself that to hear you say that means so much because I see your work ethic every day..... and I've watched you grow into the writer that you are today..... you know what it takes!!...... How I love you sweetheart!!......thanx so much for this....... you're pretty friggin' awesome!!..... big kisses!!......T xo ❤❤❤❤❤✴?
What can I say that has not already been spoken
Tony you have certainly lead a very interesting life
and from what I read very intelligent.
You have a way of bringing people in and opening
their eyes your work is a credit to you. Stars
Love Anne x