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weirdelf
weirdelf
Jul 03, 2007 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

What you see

Come for a walk with me
along this almost endless beach.
Close your eyes and walk.
Trust me,
I won’t let you step
on anything sharp or unpleasant.
I won’t let you falter or fall.
I don’t need to guide you,
the sand getting wetter or drier underfoot
gives you your direction.

just walk
just relax
breathing steady

you feel the urge to open your eyes with each step
resist
just walk
just relax
breathing steady

now look at your eyelids
you’ll see formless shapes
and colours

just walk
just relax
breathing steady

let the shapes and colours form
don’t push it
just let it

just walk
just relax
breathing steady

slowly shape and form
resolve to recognition

just walk
just relax
breathing steady

just observe
these movies projected
on your eyelids

just walk
just relax
breathing steady

and one day
if you really trust me
tell me what you see.

 

 

— weirdelf, Jul 03, 2007

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Region, Country: Sydney, Australia, AUS

Favorite Poets: The Romantics, The Mersey Sound, The Beats and, of course, The Bard

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dbaker

dbaker

18 years 11 months ago

Your Write

Elf, I am a big fan of your work. however that being said...for a meditation piece it works fine. But it sounds soft and limpid. I realize that we all have different voices we write to in our heads. I have grown used to your more "Strident" voice. It is a good piece. just sort of expecting sugar in my tea spoon only to find out I got salt instead. Cheers Mate! -David Work, stretch, take risks, visualize your future. Become the poet you have always longed to be. All that is needed is honest effort.-DSB
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 11 months ago

8) don't you mean expecting salt

and getting sugar instead? Rather than post truly great poets that might intimidate while teaching I chose to post a way into your own head. it's not really a poem, it's advice. and it's scary but it works. cheers, Jess
C

Conect11

18 years 11 months ago

yeah, sugar

no, sugar is sex... think more like splenda, lol!
B

barbsdad2003

18 years 11 months ago

Jess:

Nice work! though a little editor's fine-tuning would help. I like this so far the best of all your pieces. Thanx, Chuck
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pinksheep

18 years 11 months ago

What you See

Very good poem . Very interesting .I liked this a hell of a lot. pinksheep
RSScheerer

RSScheerer

18 years ago

What you see

If I could have closed my eyes and read this, it might have come close to that walk along the beach. As it is, I waited until the last line, closed my eyes, and heard the ocean in my living room. Best, Ronda