[paradoxical parenthesis]

paradoxical parenthesis

gypsy wanderings,

excursions

& conceptual volition

people come,

 people stray, 

some even stay

filling a void,

 leaving one behind 

drifting footnotes

 of our lives intentions

departures,

 detours & stop signs

transgressions amidst,

 rambling digressions 

or merely deflections

 in their own deviations

we mourn, rejoice

 and make modifications

revising an alteration

 aside our own

 aberration's fancy,

forever a part of our

 shifting transmutation

within a beguiled

 metaphorical mindfulness,

transposing metamorphosis

 in profound surrender, 

teaching us to dance

 amidst raindrops

as friends, family,

 & foe flutter by ~  

Author's Note

Reviews

[Patricia]

shifting transmutation
within a beguiled
metaphorical mindfulness,
transposing metamorphosis
in profound surrender,
teaching us to dance
amidst raindrops
as friends, family,
& foe flutter by ~

Are you kidding me???? How great are these lines!!!!!

[Frieda P]

Ha *smiling* at your statement! Thanks so much, jazz'd you enjoyed my moment!

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A piece that runs and sways in the mind, an intriguing prose to ponder.

[star73]

love it is very deep. all your poems are very unique something new and different.

[Einstein Noodle]

i love the sense i get of trying to control the paradoxical in life with the strength of parenthesis ;) your poem is full of twists and turns and self deceptions ... and the most important ..friends, family and foes flit by before we know it ... especially like that you include enemies ... some Native American cultures matched the stature of a man by the strength of his enemies .. a poem to ponder ...
E.

[FlamingPhoenix]

And such is life--beautifully penned and an excellent read!

[Ayvid N]

That's what people are meant for - to leave voids, to give everlasting pain and to teach us bitter lessons in life, because we love them and cannot get over them, be it friends, family, lover.

I also soundly agree with Mr. Jacob here when he says we are all that is left with us and that we better be good compnay for us.

Thanks for this insightful, deep write Frieda.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

wow yes, it feels like this..friends, family and foes come and go...
people are here with us and then as suddenly they are gone...they die, they leave and in the end we better be good company for ourselves, because we are all that is left.

lovely, but tragically sad words here.

your pen keeps churning and burning up the pages.

[s y e]

// transposing metamorphosis
in profound surrender,
teaching us to dance
amidst raindrops
as friends, family,
& foe flutter by ~ //

I always smile when I read 'flutter by' because it is so you, it's your thing... You've honestly left me speechless, Mama F, this is simply splendid. xo

[Brittany Zedalis]

As always, your poetry leaves me breathless. ^-^

[Raymond Federle]

it's got kind of a Jack Kerouac feel to it....excellent!

[Frieda P]

Wow Raymond, thanks so much for that, he has pen'd one of my favorite quotes...

“the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.”

[♔ CrownedDevil &#..]

Another beautiful poem, Frieda. Loved it.

Kaze~ :-D

[Frieda P]

Thanks muchly Kazie. :)

[♔ CrownedDevil ☾]

Your very welcome. :-)