The Ether Eclipsed : In collaboration with barleygirl

The ether is packed with manic molecules
so much droning drivel from sages and fools

memes overriding the red and yellow roses

so many faces scrunched up in pruney poses

there are actually addiction engineers
pumping ether obsession for anonymous jeers

loaded scatter guns aimed towards beyond

ignorance devolving in fortuitous ponds

learning to dance around clusters of thorns
seeking an ether spot where real roses adorn

hiding like indigo deeply recessed

mid spikes of protection sins we confess

behind the veil we share our cyber cave
with kindness caresses along a sine wave

my oscillating heart beats hasten just when

words fly true and we begin again.

by bareygirl and E.

4/28/2017

Author's Note

Reviews

[Lorry]

C'mon guys, dont advertise the caves. Mine is so well hidden that i can see all the tops of your heads and you are all none the wiser.
Okay, its a pain rolling that stone every time i need to pop out for more crunchy nut cornflakes, but thanks to that, i am largely unaffected by this modern age, as the signal is really poor through rock.
But seeing as you have figured it out, ill drop an acorn on your head next time you pass, and let you in on my cocoon. Just dont expect being able to tweet about it 😀

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha ... been getting bombarded by acorns this fall ... millions hit the tin roof and scatter across the deck like Viking Raiders ... what a treat you have reviewed this one .. as it brings me back to it ... as our "voices" are quite different Barley and I decided on rhyming couplets .. she is such a corker ... great fun to work with :) so... you won't come out eh!? ... must have a flip phone in yer pocket :))))))))))))) mine is a throw away to boot ... i never use it and so have to buy days instead of minutes ... i think i'll plant your acorn out front to remind me ..to remind me of............mmmmmmm something ... and ... what's a tweet???? thanks for stopping by Lorry .. sure appreciate it
E.

[Lorry]

Youre welcome E, and twits tweet 😀

[Einstein Noodle]

and twits get twicked ahahahaha!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed we live apace and cannpot keep up with the demand. Everything is now or discarded. So many TV stations that programmes are dumbed down to drivel, so many poets pushing their pens to the frenetic tune of be yesterday's news if you don't. Interesting thought provoking write.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes...its a bit of a rant isn't it?! ;) thanks for reviewing John ... always appreciated
E.

[Neville]

Hey.. a multitude of NUGs and fond winks to the both of ya..... a perfect title on this etheric and esoteric mid day Sunday mane and immediately followed by eight perfectly pitched and seamless stanzas that tickled me purple and pink... seamless and true yeah :))))))) N x

[Einstein Noodle]

can't thank you enough for bringing me to this one sir! and really really appreciate that you like it .. Margie and I have very different approaches to things and working on this with her makes it a doubly satisfying adventure ... :)
E.

[Neville]

No need to thank me mate, am just thrilled to have dug this one up.. thoroughly enjoyed and fully understand where ya coming from.... Neville :)

[Patricia Wedel]

dear E and Margie... in the best week or so we have had grey storm clouds inside fluffy white clouds with a clear blue sky in the late afternoon and early evening. It seems like a collaboration of some sort. Did you two have anything to do with this phenomenon? Just had to check your poetry and realize that I have been touched by aliens of a new moon... and so
I confess I still love you both. truly, Pat

[Einstein Noodle]

breathing sighs of relief Pat ... could not have you stop loving us ;) one never knows what powers may be released when communing with the Barley Girl .. she is a woodland nymph, a sea side selkie, a sylph of the garden ... and in a new moon ... who can tell?! thanks so much for reading and your wonderful review ... perhaps now your day will be ideal ;))))))))))))))))))))))
E.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear E... now the sun is literally shining and from our Cathedral ceiling in the Master bedroom on the top level, I can see the top off old tall fur trees where birds fly by and sometimes perch on a bough. So I can appreciate Barley gurl’s fascination with her mountain home. You E have a collection of many poems to peruse at my leisure. Very inspiring, indeed. truly, Pat

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you so much ... truly appreciated!

[Shannon]

The online world, follies and wonders. Humanity in its exaggerated reality.

Nicely penned. The complexity reflects the subject.

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks for taking time Shannon ... the world changes at an alarming speed these days eh!? whew! thank you for your positive review ma'am ...its very encouraging
E.

[andrew mitchell]

yes its all about chemistry the right binding of molecules and riding the stars!

[Einstein Noodle]

what a beautiful comment my friend! takes me on a celestial ride all by itself .. :)
E.

[Lydia Shutter]

Great couplets, E and Margie! Love does bring two together to make a new one....a new heart forms and new molecules circulate. Love, we all need it, but we need so much more. Trust....that is a biggie. I liked this. Lydi**

[barleygirl]

I like the way you picked up on our message of "love" . . . recommended as relief from frequent online trolling. I also like your suggestion that "trust" is equal to love, as far as being like the air that we breathe! *smile* (((HUGS)))

[Einstein Noodle]

ditto Lydia! thank you so much for taking time :)
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

there is a certain atmosphere and stratosphere with love...we are molecules combining...and life reproduces at a crazy rate...lately i feel the love needs to reproduce at a more rapid rate.
this sounds like one voice...which makes it a successful collaboration for sure.
2 voices become one...just as two molecules combine.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes ... all molecules and reduce to the same eh!? i so agree ..."all we need is love" ..but we really need more love and lovers ;) thanks for taking time to read and review .. much appreciated jacob!
E.

[barleygirl]

Just trying to be part of the solution I seek in this ether full of haters & trolls! Thanks for sharing your ideas on our ideas, Jacob! *smile* (((HUGS)))

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Stellar collaborative effort! I totally agree. Please let us cut through the cyber horse-muck(!) and get to the truth and beauty (that still exists!) of the world.. "When words fly true and we begin again." Excellent poem!

[Einstein Noodle]

what a treat to have you review this Annette! thank you so much! yes ..our cyber world is too easily gone astray and harmful ... barleygirl is much more concrete than i so we were both challenged working together ... i hope you will visit her pages ... she's pretty cool :) thanks again and see you soon
E.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

I so agree with you and BG. I'm a fan of her work as well !

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ................

[barleygirl]

Now I think one of us should write: "cut thru the cyber horse muck" (which would be a killer companion message, for sure!) *wink! wink!* Thanks for your fun ideas & kind words, Annette!

[Island Hippy]

Aloha, I enjoyed this so much. A very nice read and slick collaboration. The thoughts are seamless. Izzy

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks Izzy! what a blast to work with the barley girl! :) i am so glad this spoke to you and it was an enjoyable conversation .. ;)
E.

[barleygirl]

My first collaboration, so I really appreciate your reading this as "seamless" *smile* (((HUGS))) . . . Gene has been most kind to take me under his wing in this collaboration!