A Tapestry of Truth

A Tapestry of Truth

Ever Evolving Wildflower Knighted,

Quest for awakening impatiently rising,

Petals once fragile now restless and willing,

Like wildfires passion, Burns freedoms’ caisson.

 

Lapping invisible truths, Evaporated in meadows of Youth,

Soft breezes led to reason, Nature re-births Healing,

Senses reeling in anticipation,

Path is uncovered, Light rediscovered.

 

Praying and pleading, Emotions up evil,

Half-Moon rising, Between the Dead

And the Line.....

 Guide me through this maze, Shrewd riddles of destiny,

This labyrinth of layers, Searching for truth,

Wildflower grabs hold root.

 

A tapestry weaving in valleys of the soul,

Like a web it glissons in sunshine like gold,

Threads spinning a majestic sound,

Uplifted to heavens holy grounds.

 

The unperfected tapestry bridled by God’s energy,

With powerful momentum incites purest intentions:

Avoidance of vanity and pride,

Patterns are appearing, truth fulfilling.

The emotions build invisible creations,

Rising temptations, Lead to devotion,

Tickling the mind, like ripples in water,

Piercing the soul, reaching beyond,

 The Realms of human possibility.

 

Awaken, friends truth floats freely…..

 

The threads are lighting a vista of colors,

Majestically raised to that sacred place,

Passing the spirits, no fear or shame,

The tapestry now calls out my name.

 

Subtle, but wise winds follow,

Consistently blow away sorrows,

Accepting others freely and wisely,

Forgiving and Reliving!

 

Simple threads of complex shades,

Built upon good deeds, A Collage growing Stronger,

With each lifetime, I am Guided through the maze,

Growing like a wild weed, Inside life's Destiny.

 

Undivided like the half-moon dancing with the sun,

For the wholeness unbroken brings forth one: Awakening.

 

The materials of the tapestry,

Made by love, what images will appear?

What I feel, I will one day see!

My spirit is open, searching constantly,

For the answers to pounce upon me,

Like a tiger prowling and hungry,

I devour every word, Every breath instinctively,

Like the wildflower, it will burn to infinity,

 For the wind took it away, spreading life's petals and seeds,

 Threads constantly colliding, Multiplying dividing,

So many moments in spirit, I trace. Revealing life’s joyous reveries,

Exploding like a starburst inside of me.

 

Weaving a tapestry, Made of hope and deeds,

Honor not greed, with every touch or gesture,

Every thought or measure.

A choice, within our abilities: kindness and empathy,

For all humanity…..

A tapestry of Truth, An awakening to peace, leading to enrichment,

 I cannot wait to see.....

Author's Note

I will kindly accept your guidance. Thank you. I know it is long; wanted to use simple words (not that I don't keep the dictionary handy) and expel this passion I have for Karma and Rebirth. Anyway.....I did try, if you are looking for meter perfection forget it..it is not there, but if you believe it should be let me know. If I wanted applause I would have joined the circus. I'm here to learn and give! Thank you so much.

Reviews

[dan]

Dale, I WILL use simple words: this is a MASTERPIECE. The ebb and flow of this piece takes the reader through a series of hairpin turns throughout your fertile creative processes, meandering through reality and back out...whole worlds of wonder open up like the spring flowers in need of rain...there are a few times where it does seem to be a bit disjointed, but then becomes obvious that the poem's tapestry, its journey, must take certain twists and turns to reach its final outcome. Brilliantly conceived and presented, Dale. Be proud of this one...be VERY proud. take care...dan

[Confuser]

Dan, you are very kind: I've revisiting poems I wrote a long time ago; trying to look at some and make changes; I see all kinds of things/but anyway...you are so kind to read. You consistently have great poems. YOU are Talented..I'm just learning, from you guys. Tks.

[dan]

Modesty is fine to convey, on the surface. Underneath that veneer, TAKE PRIDE. You've earned the right. take care...dan

[Confuser]

Oh, if you ONLY new how shocked and I MEAN shocked that I can write something; and feel okay about it. SERIOUSLY!!! I'm appreciating every kind word - I do not possess false modesty; & I thank you. Like I said; it's taken awhile but I'll read a poem, just recently and say, Okay, not bad; and I am proud. Sleepy too. Hey let me go; let other people rest. Bye - hope your weekend's great Dan.

[dan]

I have some of my old poems that are over 38 years old, and I STILL sometimes make changes to them that no one ever sees...only for my own fickle tastes. I have poems that I may have changed 50 different times. I'm always tinkering. This piece is definitely one of your best that I'VE read. Very nice write. take care...dan

[Confuser]

Huum: I would go nuts trying to make things like I want: I'm inexperienced but I do change some...Thank you very much Dan; hope you have a great day. Dale

[Yasmin]

And you wanted to deprive us of this!
Woow!
Breathtaking!

[Terrence Chang]

Nice read. You always leave me astounded when ever you write. Love the way you write. Keep posting such great stuff. Your greatest fan, Chang

[MomzillaNC]

A thought provoking piece. I like the metaphor of the wildflower for truth: it takes root and finds light to live -- "the truth will out" (from Merchant of Venice).

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Great tapestry you have woven here, Dale. We all make a tapestry and none is the same. Sometimes we use the same feelings and still the result is different. Thinking deep about life and this metaphor, you could say that the patterns in this maze, the tapestry of our life make always different images, different outcomes. Very deep and very beautiful. Glad you shared this, Dale.

[Ana B.]

agh....the fifth line had me reeling. A truly beautiful piece and the use of methafors.....splendind!
Loved it. 800 members tag (Poetry 101)

[Matching Socks]

What a wonderful thought provoking piece.
We start off with just the bare bones but as life tests us, traits of our character begin to weave into our lives. For every bad, there is a good. I believe in balance.

[wordman]

well it seems you out did your self on this write the imagery was great,you painted a forest

[Laura Lynn]

[Your choice of font here is like sex, the good kind! Your imagery is quite lovely, ]

...I really liked reading this, I hope I will remember it for all time, especially in the down times, or when I feel depressed, one has to help others or else, there is no point, though we cannot be at all heroic

[Confuser]

Laura Lynn: My husband is snoring, so I will not be singing "I'm bringing, sexy Font back, those other woman don't know how to act. Justin T. Anyway, everybody is unperfected, and everyone has down times and gets depressed. And karma is real, but when cannot "do it all." I don't know your age-don't wish to know, but hormones can be terrible with women and all the pressures of work/family etc. Don't push yourself too hard, be forgiving of yourself. That's something I had in there, but it was already too long. I am good at making people laugh in person, I don't know about writing, but I will try if you every need a laugh. Anyway, thanks for taking a look, me & dog are cuddling, I suppose. Thanks.