To Where The Sun Goes

I.

A poem mentions the face of the ocean

Always.

II.

A poem mentions the face of the ocean

Always

Like it is the ocean itself.

III.

And you?

Always you will perceive;

And perceiving you must divide

The ocean.

Perceiving you will dive the depths

From where you will find no newborn baby

And from where you will witness a second sun.

IV.

Perceiving you will see this sun rises too in the East

But never sets in the West

And finds no rest.

You will find that this sun will hasten to the ocean's height

Away from your sight

And will make hollow your first delight:

In the darkness of the depths,

Where some seeking souls gather,

You will witness not the setting of a sun.

In here you will seek; but in here you will not find.

For in here you will find no town

Nor a city ruled with a crown.

V.

Tarry not on the seeking
For darkness is fast coming.
Or you can make yourself a clown--

Dare tarry and drown.

VI.

Seek not the body nor the soul alone;

But seek both and you will be shown

In the dawn sky, in the dusk sky,

In a lingering moment, in a blink of an eye,

That the sun talks and the sun walks

And plays in the lawn.

See, it jogs in the morning; see it lulls itself at night.
See, it sings a song as it hones
All of its muscles and bones.

VII.

Perceive not to perceive.

Dare be a fool!

Perceive tearing the ocean apart
With a submitted will and goodness of heart!

VIII.

A poem mentions the face of the ocean.
Always.

Reviews

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Deeply erotic in the context of copulating words, a veritable orgy of thought and striking imagery. Clearly this is piece of artful and speaking poet, a clever use of phrase and bigoted remark, well written, fantastic read.

[YouoweYoupay]

This poem goes deep, like the darkness into the ocean, even if i cant accuratly interpret what its trying to say. Interesting work.

[Dane Osborne]

A poem mentions the face of the ocean.
Always.


Excellent line and impressive overall. Existence is like an ocean that we struggles to find our way in. Despite its beauty it can swallow us up without conscience. I know that is probaly not what you meant but that is what it makes me think. Well done and this is going into my favorites. 100/100

[Lovely Lady]

WOW! I hve not been wowed like that in a long time... You are awesome. Can't wait to read the next one. Here I go. thanks~

~lovely

[Kerry O'Connor]

My gosh!! This is utterly brilliant. I'm blown away.... A definite for the library shelves. Poem of the day without a doubt.

[Bubo]

Seek not the body nor the soul alone;
But seek both and you will be shown
In the dawn sky, in the dusk sky,
In a lingering moment, in a blink of an eye,
That the sun talks and the sun walks
And plays in the lawn.

Such a wonderful piece, full of such wisdom, so much we take for advantage, and you share so much through a gift of words, fab use of metaphors, and a display of we must seek further, and not hide.

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. wow ... spectacular work, dante ... and you're absolutely right ... those who are afraid to make a mistake ... make nothing ... but you wrote a phenomenal poetic journey ... and played the image of the ocean like an accomplished musician ... there's a beautiful melody in your words ... sheer genius! ...

[miSS LEaf]

* i'm sure i have to read this phenomenal piece more than once..... i don't know if i'm right or wrong, but it reminds me of Eliot's style *