resplendence

muse series

elusive mind

eyes beyond description

lead me to places

i have known

only in imagination

                         external objects

melt into insignificance

and what remains

bends willingly

for something so plush

of colour and rich

in tincture

my thoughts

can do nothing

but acquiesce

to its resplendence

my universe

circles an orbit

around a body

so vast

in the unknowable

bathes

beneath the glimmer

of your stars

and if you were to crush

my existence 

for reason too large

for me to understand

your will

would be my pleasure

i would expire

contented 

to your plan 

Reviews

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

you capture the deepest nuances of utter surrender ~ there is such a fine line between enslaving oneself to muse and pure immersion in warm other scape waters in its creative libations and here within the body of your pearl string of words is the gem of soft capitulation presented in such a curiously subtle bend the lines between narrator and muse begin to narrow until one begins to reflect the other~

[alan peter kelly]

No muse on earth
Comparable to you
Selene

[alan peter kelly]

This will ever be less than what is was always and forevermore


Be.
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Be.

May never have another eye cross its linguistic rapture but

and

There ARE no "buts" about it.

It matters not one whit honey...

We both saw it and the connection was a glorious f*****g execution by electrocution.

[Kelly Scheppers]

You've penned something so beautiful that is almost ineffable to explain, other than to say how it made me feel in reading it! I was blown away, and I am still there!

Good seeing you again, Alan!

[Devons]

Although it would seem rather overwhelming if presented to the object of its tribute (and more likely be taken less seriously than intended), as an individual piece of poetry it carries a lot of weight. Its readability and strength of clear language is very good, and there is spiritual power in the submission it makes in praise. In a sense it gets bigger as it accelerates and presents a satisfying whole by the end.
Too big as a poetic pledge to a secret love, I fear, and would be wasted in that sense. Better for it to be quoted by someone else as a sign of devotion to a love of their own. Better, in fact, for it to remain in print, and simply as a work of poetry for the delectation of more objective eyes...

[Emily B]

a friend said this morning that there is something that shines in a woman's eyes that he's never seen in the eyes of man

some little spark of light that flashes and dances and shines

[emmajoy]

Beautiful stream of words enclosing thoughts of that special mind:

'my universe~circles an orbit~around a body~so vast~in the unknowable~bathes~ beneath the glimmer~of your stars'

[Linear]

Ah to be at one, with the universe, to reach out for that inner peace.
As usual Alan your skills make your readers think.
I enjoyed this poem very much.

[Moonflower]

Breath taking piece, my dear.

[TAO]

now...this is what I call depth. reading this is like falling right into God's own heart (I think-I'm not really sure what that feels like, but I can imagine this is it).

[jenniewren (J.W. Bouwma..]

my universe
circles an orbit
around a body
so vast
in the unknowable
bathes
beneath the glimmer
of your stars

that is such a remarkable fragment.. the piece as a whole is stunning, elegant and oh so very you in tone..

[Rouillie Wilkerson]

I've no description to offer you, but I feel elevated when I read this. I look forward to reading your other work...

I wish I had something brilliant to say. All I can come up with is "Wow..." and all of my own thoughts of my muse that are now swimming inside of my head. I feel the urge to write...