A Cavalcade

A Cavalcade     by Sami Khalil

 

Of seasons past and full gallop of time

A reminder this life held in margins

Yielding when roots dug deep turn on a dime

Wav'ring balances of scales and bargains.

 

There is a harvesting meant all along

Through self-mirrors, eldritch fields shall beckon

A reckoning of sorts, some drift headlong

Like comings and goings in a second.

 

Lay hopelessness rest by God’s comforting

Things flicker into form built on choices

What lurks beneath but junctures due bursting

A power play between heady voices.

 

In seas of change, meetings of hearts and minds

Wayfarers find a cavalcade that binds.

 

Reviews

[Pryde Foltz]

You surrender to going with the beat when you decide to follow the band, but best to make sure there are not cliffs about. A superbly crafted and conceived piece:)

[Sami Khalil]

Wowzy woooo! So true and well articulated dear poet and friend. Let us band together in friendship and poetry.
Gracie millee.

[Pryde Foltz]

Of course. I think it has been more than a decade, hasn't it?)

[Sami Khalil]

That is correct.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

i had to read this a few times to try and figure it out. at first i was ensnared by the cadence and rhythm and was a joyful read. on a second look, i read more slowly and scratched my head. but on the third, i started i could see the forces of chaos order at play. words like 'margins'; 'God' and 'cavalcade' is juxtaposed with phrases like 'turn on a dime' 'drift headlong' 'reckoning' and 'bursting.' this powerplay is explored in a very interesting way. it is a strong poem full of striking imagery and themes that are subtly touched upon.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! So true and well articulated dear poet and friend. I'm glad I gave you a little challenge. I appreciate you.

[Richard🖌]

Wonderfully done, Sami 🍷

A most excellently rendered poem in 10-count Rhyming Quatrains (ck L4), with a perfect ending Rhyming Couplet envoi … I love the thought of wayward life-travelers (strangers) coming together in a mutual procession of thought and deep felt emotion.
Your title really caught my attention, too (could be a bit closer to the poem), and peaked my imagination; so, I had to take a peek … and am I ever glad I did.
Creative metaphor, smooth flow, and spot-on rhymes throughout truly make an olde bard's enjoyment a much admired and envied event.

I thank you ever-so gratefully, Sami, for sharing your skillful pen.
Best wishes for a wonderful week ahead! ⁓ Richard🖌

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! Coming from you sir Richard is an honor and a privilege. You lead the procession to greatness; you inspire and deliver to your beloved readers.
I can't thank you enough sir for all. Will pay more attention to details that come natural then count.
Bless you!

[Richard🖌]

Count easily corrected with a bit of poetic elision: "Wav'ring balances of scales and bargains."
read moreCount easily corrected with a bit of poetic elision: "Wav'ring balances of scales and bargains."
Sami, your joyful graciousness is wonderfully humbling.

[Sami Khalil]

Gracie millee

[Richard🖌]

Sami, your joyful graciousness is wonderfully humbling.

[Sami Khalil]

Yes siiiirrrrr ......

[Lydia Shutter]

We all follow different paths...and we must find the one meant for us. Swimming through seas of change is not always easy, but if you ride the waves, you will arrive at the shoreline and see others who are just like you. You have written so many English Sonnets now....and you are an expert at them! Lydi**

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! I love it. So true and well said. Thank you kindly dear poet and friend for this awesome review. All rich blessings.

[andrew mitchell]

Wow wee! You are so damn good at these. Did you sell your poetry soul to the devil? Just asking. Hats off to you Sami.

[Sami Khalil]

Hehehe! You are so kind sir Andrew. Not for sale. Lol
Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us.
Long live the Emperor of Gteat Australia!

[Poetic Beauty]

The scales are always shifting a little this way then a little that way. It is ever changing. Sometimes it is good sometimes it is not. Life and time do not stop their march forward.

I loved the flow and the wording of this poem. Great work you have created here and great thought poured into this piece.

[Sami Khalil]

Wowzy woooo! Thank you so much dear poet and friend for this wonderful review and sharing. I like your wisdom too.
I like the idea of scales too.
You are good.

[Poetic Beauty]

You are welcome

[Sami Khalil]

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[Patricia Wedel]

dear Sami… each Country needs to be Free to develop their Art and Culture. When the Leader elected who has chosen for our Country to be financially bankrupted by letting millions come into our Country with free everything… of course we do not have a Sovereign Country at present. That is why we have one Candidate who could possibly make America Great and Sovereign once again. Until we have Poetry to reach the People… the News Media is too disconcerting…
gently, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

I agree wholeheartedly. Your message is wide and clear. I hope things change for the better and we get genocidal Joe out. He is leading us towards world War 3 plus all the corrupt wheeling and dealing he is doing with his likes.
Americans are fed up. Let us do things wisely and peacefully.

[Patricia Wedel]

Beautiful Mountains Majesty... Land of the Free...
Summer Honeysuckle and buzzing of the Bees...
Music of Piano Keys... Sailing Ships on the Sea...
Blessings, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! A nice poem indeed. You are welcome maiden of Virginia proper.

[emmajoygreen]

You write as though contemplating the previous night's dream: snippets of your previous life passing by, displaying a path followed, some of it seemingly irrelevant but also leaving small this and that you need keep in mind. Perhaps. Now you need think of that dream, use it as an outline, using better or lesser examples to hold close in the future. How finely you've kept to the genre, Sami.

[Sami Khalil]

OMG! So true and well said. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and interpretation with us. You are appreciated.

[emmajoygreen]

As you are appreciated too, Sami.

[Sami Khalil]

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[emmajoygreen]

Laughing - knew it!!!

[Re-Pete]

quite the procession. the eyes are the mirror of the soul. this speaks to me of the battle between flesh and spirit (belonging to the almighty). freewill is not an easy path to walk - like a balance bean 'tween two worlds. life is short and we answer for all our choices and decisions. those who do not bow will be made to bow. we can run but we can't hide. we will all stand in judgement and be held accountable. "Things do not change; we change." - Thoreau

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! Amazing wisdom you share with us; that was the message indeed. You are astute. Thank you kindly sir Pete.
Last Volta talks about all are in a procession of life, towards time appointed, where lots of things bind us as experiences, trials, tribulations.

[Sami Khalil]

In other words, we are all marching to the end of each one's tone, understanding, purposes and so forth

[Re-Pete]

hmm. indeed we are.

[Sami Khalil]

Yes siiiirrrrr. Gracie millee