Human Kaleidoscope

  

The moisture covering

            The window to the world

Are the tears in my eyes

            Clouding my vision.

To wipe them away

            Would be a mistake

For they make the colors

            Of the human race

Look like a kaleidoscope of love

            In childhood rhymes.

 

The only colors I ever see

            Through a clean dry pane

Are flashing reds and blues

            Following crimson concrete

From races always colliding

            To run one another over.

These sidewalks were once

            A path to heaven’s gate

Have become graffiti time

            For the devil’s artwork.

 

So I will let the tears

            Flow like wine

Down the window

To my soul

And pray that like

            A good wine

Peace and understanding

Gets better with age

When everyone realizes

            We all grow from

The same vine.

 

Reviews

[Ladysue]

This is magnificent Dale!I Favorite stanza....
The window to the world
Are the tears in my eyes
Clouding my vision.
To wipe them away
Would be a mistake
For they make the colors
Of the human race
Look like a kaleidoscope of love
In childhood rhymes.

I absolutely love that stanza...A great piece of writing!!!!

[Patricia Wedel]

A symphony of colors where we mourn with French horns and kettle drums while the World becomes a place where Angels gather souls to be at rest by waterfalls of peaceful ponds where Swans survive. tenderly, Pat

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

I love that

[Patricia Wedel]

Thank you Dale... It is beautiful to be positive as Nature can be... with prayers and the songs of birds ... angel wings with feathers ... gently, Pat

[icelandicblue]

We all grow from the same vine...what a gorgeous line. The entire piece is very compelling and sometimes we need to look at things through a different and softer lens. Refracted light can be quite beautiful.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you very much.

[Joiedevivre]

amen! i feel your pain, the human race is growing better awareness of unity as time progresses. It has to be our natural evolution. Well penned!

[Robbie~xoxo~]

"So I will let the tears

Flow like wine

Down the window

To my soul

And pray that like

A good wine

Peace and understanding

Gets better with age

When everyone realizes

We all grow from

The same vine."~ I love your sentiments, my dear friend.. This is not only poignant, it is a wonderful imagery... A heartfelt write, with a wonderful message! :)

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Why thank you so much... glad you really like it.

[Marie]

You're right--the human race is like a kaleidoscope--flowing in colour from the same source...

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you very much Marie.

[Renée]

Wow ! Love this Cowboy !
We watch life & at times we never know we are witness to someones spirit leaving... So many are becoming hardened ..but not you..you have a tender heart Dale..thank you for sharing this piece !

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you for reading and responding... your observation is appreciated.

[Frieda P]

I absolutely love this one! Each line is sheer perfection...200/100 !

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you so much... it came to me when I was sitting at a Starbucks and an ambulance raced by with siren blaring, funny where some inspiration comes from.

[Frieda P]

Wow, that's a reach, nice where your mind and creativity took you.... all I ever get at Starbucks is adgeda :)

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

your word brocade here is a wonderful display of how the language can relay spiritual information to the world~how it relates the universal emotions stitching us all together~


So I will let the tears

Flow like wine

Down the window

To my soul

And pray that like

A good wine

Peace and understanding

Gets better with age

When everyone realizes

We all grow from

The same vine.



clear~ and ever moving stanza~

[Helen Crutchett]

Very serene and lovely indeed. It had a beautiful ambiance to it and was a pleasure to read. I especially loved the last two lines, a real message there.
Well done!

[Norma M Sutton]

I like this. It has a awkward flow to it that adds to the emotion in it.