Clarity

Irises seem to circle the wagons;

small tan bungee silk swirling.

Opiate agents responding as 

tidal SWAT members retreat 

Waves in grey green serene

tan blue misty hues .....

Pupils engaging pulse movements

wildly in dilatation ...undulations

"Q" music ... now!

Oxen toes spring to dance with

dragon fly wings singing

sixteenth notes on the swing beat 

Lines of clarity are

drawn when eyes meet 

curves of perfection ... arches of support.

(we see through glass dimly)

fighting friends draw closer

fighting enemies draw wary 

Crisp leather snapping lids

with Jack Booted blinks and winks

whirling dust..... ballet bunnies ....

desperate ......in escaping the sweep

dancing, bouncing, twirling to

hide in plane sight ......... out of sight .......under your bed

Hear the drone of cicadas?

Wearying, laden lashes 

grey lead rolls back white orbs 

pin striped with blood red

drift now in endless lines of division.

E

6/6/06 

Author's Note

Reviews

[KWP]

It was your very last line ...

'drift now in endless lines of division.'

... that gave me all the clarity. In fact, it all came tumbling down in a mist of life ... all life ... each swirling microscopic tangent in thought and time gathered up in that very last line ...

a perfect so perfect crescendo you may me smile wide upon reading it :D

LOVE X

[Einstein Noodle]

oh KWP! how you have made my morning smile ... i feel completely gratified by your review! thank you for being thoughtful and sensitive ... what do you think of the eye ball? :))) i have been thinking of you and stopped by your place looking for your latest ...alas none to be found :(
we have been busy as well .. sister and brother in law visiting and our new garage completed ... but i am determined to get some pics to you ...:} love and hugs
E.

[KWP]

I was just reading something from 'Brain Pickings' and I came across a passage that immediately transported me back to your Pom above ...

Without a firm center we flounder. 'The wonderful, inconceivably intricate tapestry is being taken apart strand by strand; each thread is being pulled out, torn up, and analyzed; and at the end even the memory of the design is lost and can no longer be recalled.'

You can see why ... Yes?

How do I like the eye you ask .. Well this is another strange tweak of synchro destiny ... I just finished reading (literally just finished) a novel called 'All the light we cannot see' by Anthony Doerr - wow what an amazing read. But I this book there is a girl called Marie-Laurie and she is blind - twice throughout the book a description of her eyes are given 'white, clouded completely over,I should have found them unnerving, instead I found some kind of familiarity' ...that's what I thought of your eye ... X

[KWP]

Yes ... Waiting on pics X

[Einstein Noodle]

love tyhe qoute from "Brain Pickings" ..and completely agree ...it is something i see here in the USA every day ..it has been an insipidus marauding of faith and history and pride in who we are as a nation ... the very core of right and wrong (spiritually speaking) taken away by the alleged higher ground of "open mindedness" leaves all adrift ... such a treat to see your smiling face in the morning ... happy cup of java to ya and i am honestly working on some pics ;)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

had reviewed this one...but again...terrific write, E.
j.

[Einstein Noodle]

:} i should have looked .... thanks jacob!

[Ken Simm.]

This cries for a soundtrack and be spoken aloud. It is full of interesting, convoluted phrases that seem to fit exactly into the jigsaw meaning. Indeed the words seem to seek their own species of clarity.
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[Einstein Noodle]

wow! you inspire me!! do you think "Moody Blues" would do it!??? ;) thank you sir .. it is pretty convoluted and disjointed .. i hope you found a bit of resolve in the closing ;)
see you 'round sir!
E.

[Ken Simm.]

Ah the Moodies. Been a fan forever. Yes I think they would. As long as you don't use some of Graham Edge's poetry or the odd Shobedodowah. 'I took to myself an orange' I mean what kind of hairy, dangling spherical objects is that?

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha i don't know...you tell me! :)

[Ken Simm.]

Its a line form I think A Question of Balance. I maybe wrong. It is in my view the most cheesy of Edges poetry on the brilliant classic seven albums up to Seventh Sojourn.

[Einstein Noodle]

mmmm never got that much into them ...sounds like an interesting adventure tho.

[...]

Black walnuts come in hard and convoluted shells,but they sure are good eating if you can get it cracked...worth the trouble if you got a taste for it. You, sir, you got the taste for it :) Epically E!

[Einstein Noodle]

lynn you are very kind and your comments bless me soul this morning ..thank you so much for reading and all your encouraging words .. love and joy my friend!
E.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear E... since you are a medical person, I respect your poetry even more... My husband Roger needs cataract surgery in both eyes and is in the care of the McGuire Veterans hospital. Now they have discovered that he has a clot in the artery behind his right eye. His doctor said, if he has surgery there is a one in six thousand chance, he could lose his sight. Roger has chosen not to have the surgery. Your poetry has encompassed my heart with understanding. truly, Pat

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my! i am so sorry for such a difficult decision .. the chances are in his favor but who could ever blame him ... perhaps if changes occur in health care fast enough he will be able to go elsewhere for another opinion ... or more excellent surgeons ... i am sending up my prayers for you both .. about 28 yrs ago i was having trouble fwith vertigo and had my ears checked ..i was told that i had high range hearing loss and two of tiny bones of the inner ear were fused .. surgery was an option that may improve my hearing but had about the same risk of my loosing it altogether ..i declined .. so i understand what he is going through somewhat .. sight being even more important to many :( do they think the clot will resolve by itself over time?
E.

[Patricia Wedel]

Thank you Gene for being so Candid and resourceful, as well as, encouraging. Here it is two years later and no problem in sight. We have been so busy with Life and Holidays with family and friends. Could it be Mind over Matter. I feel like the Mad Hatter sometimes... other times I am just a feathered bird winging my way through life. Dearly, Pat

[Einstein Noodle]

:) i hear you Pat.... and how in the world did you re-find this poem?? i am tickeld pink indeed that your husband's sight is "no problem" ... personally i think our mental attitude can and does help or hinder our bodies and the Creator in healing ... unfortunately our bodies are not made to last forever but we are pretty darn resilient after all ... sometimes as one moment piles yet upon another .. i look back at all the bits and pieces of me body that are clipped and left by the wayside ... but we just keep on a-goin' eh!? love ya Pat .. wishing your man the best of the best ... as well as yourself my friend!

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Gene... the best part of this saga is that the Clot resolved itself and Roger did have Cataracts removed in each eye (3 months apart). He has had no problems with his eyes since then. As to how I re-discovered your poem... are you aware that our site WC will very often post Previous poems (with Titles and Authors only) to the right side of New Poems we are reading.
Very often after I send my review of a new poem, I will click on one of the older poems listed to the right; that is how I rediscovered your Poe “Claity” and then realized I had not thank you for your wonderful Review from two or three years ago. I really appreciate the Depth of poetry in WC. I followed three wonderful Poets from a previous site to WC who are Lydi, Kelly, Ms. Jewel, and a couple others.
I feel like the Red Caboose at the end of a Romantic Train 🚂 from the old days. My favorite genre is Romance and Birds inspire my poems, unless my Muse gives me ideas otherwise. We are so blessed in many ways... even if Aging can be a Challenge.
truly, Pat

[Einstein Noodle]

those are wonderful ladies and poetesses to follow for sure .. i am also on that train .. lots of romance in their works ... this is a fine site .. i so agree .. lots of depth and people who want to excel in the art of each poetic voice ... peace and joy! ..oh... yes .. i do know about the suggested reads that shows on the right .. now that you mention it ... i sometimes click on those too ;)

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Gene... so you live in the Ozarks... WC has poets tucked in interesting climates and locations.
Our weather in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is usually rather mild in general, My son Robert now lives in SLC, Utah and they have a lot of Snow. However in the Summer, Spring and Fall, they take hikes and fish
at Lakes on top of two mountains after going through the Canyon and then driving on a rocky road to the top. When their first daughter Shannah was for born,
I was with them for 30 days. Now there is a little sister Kahless who is five yrs old. Robert married a younger lady who is Navajo. We are quite a mixture of ancestry. truly, Pat

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Einstien,
Life, life, and life! This poem shares its reality then rest is earned in fatigue of just being what it is. Thankyou for sharing your expertise it means a lot!! blessings, Kathy

[Einstein Noodle]

your review puts a big smile on me face lassie! :))) yes ..we do grow weary at times .. and have the Good Book's permission to rest one whole day ... all day ;) i sure appreciate your taking time here Kathy .. and for your encouraging review
E.

[Lorry]

Your clarity flows so well, once we let everything around us fade into the background and see, with virgin eyes. I keep getting drawn back to the fourth verse, which could be a poem in itself. "Lines of clarity are
drawn when eyes meet curves of perfection ... arches of support.(we see through glass dimly)This speaks volumes to me. I shall return to review properly, once I have digested this properly. But I shall be leaving very impressed with your words :)

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you Nemo .. such encouraging remarks are golden to me .. and the lines you point out are the ones i gravitate more to myself ..sure appreciate this friendship :)
E.

[B.J]

I had so many different thoughts going through my mind while reading. Different stanza, different metaphors, to sight. The difference between sight and sounds gather momentumn as everything culminates in the last stanza

[Einstein Noodle]

i appreciate you liked the ride ... and feel grateful for your time and review .. it energizes me .. thank you ... at my age i can use the boost ;)
E.

[B.J]

haha I like your comment, What we see through the Iris is amazing, we can float away at times through what we see

[Einstein Noodle]

yes we can my friend ..we surely can and do :)

[B.J]

:)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[jacob erin-cilberto]

interesting how clarity brings division even though division brings chaos...and we so often just see what we want to see...and blur what we need to blur...

i like your blending of humor into this write...your talent abounds in so many areas of poetry...astounding stuff. E.

[Einstein Noodle]

wow jacob ... coming from you i am deeply humbled and encouraged ..thank you so much for taking time ... you know i admire your wielding of poetic weaponry ..so thanks again sir ..glad you liked this one .. your take on it is spot on :)
E.

[Neville]

Having recently had both cataracts removed, I can now fully appreciate being able to see for yards again & what a darn delight it is to take a glimpse and consider these splendid words of yours.

I particularly like the seamless flow & the tantalizing imagery you lay out for those of us here to linger over and later most probably ruminate upon. There is a certain clarity here, but I wonder whether when I revisit, as I fully intend to do, I shall see the same things, or whether my perceptions and interpretations will be led in a different direction.

Darn good in any book...........................Cheers, N

[Einstein Noodle]

i hope you do re-read ..:) thanks for taking time Neville ..your review is encouraging and blesses me .. please let me know if you see something different .. maybe you will clear things up for me ;))))) love and peace
E.

[Neville]

Hey E.N I have now re-read 'Clarity' more times than I can recall & need to let you know that I have found something new & refreshing to consider each time. I now fully intend to lodge it among my favourwrites.............N

[Einstein Noodle]

good Lord in heaven .. i am blessed today sir! thank you from the bottom of my heart :)

[1VJ]

Brilliant use of imagery, clarity at its convoluted best, just the way I like it! :)

[Einstein Noodle]

yeeeeeeeeeesssssss!! a big fat yesssssssssssss :) love your review ..makes my day Ms. Paloma! thank you!
E.