In-between Time

I wanted to calm the restlessness

in the tree tops

moving like a pair of empty hands

with nothing to do

while an opaque sky

arranged twigs in the water.

The flames have mellowed over the years,

their shadows

between sleep and wakefulness

where all is just a murmur--

a time ripple

in a passing static that does not harm.

I try to hear the music the light plays

on the water now,

the flat wave adagio

on the back of a stream,

and let it carry me to a place

where the stillness opens its arms

to the wayward waft of leaves

setting into its serene

My mind goes with it,

the part that finds the gauged holes

in a landscape,

that says that idle fingers,

and the things that slip through them

are just a part of nature;

that a squall in the wind

that taunts the flame

has no mind of what made it stir

Author's Note

I often jot down thoughts, just random thoughts, so I don't forget them..
So anyway, this is a patchwork of some of those thoughts and I still haven't felt a title for it yet. Thanks for reading.
P.s. thank you, Jacob, for inspiring the title :)

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A amazing poem dear Lynn.
"I try to hear the music the light plays
on the water now,
the flat wave adagio
on the back of a stream,
and let it carry me to a place
where the stillness opens its arms"
The above lines. Good wish and need. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote
to the wayward waft of leaves

setting into its serene

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This is one of my favorite writes, so I am very pleased and honored you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for all of your time today, John.

[Coyote Poetry]

I love your work and you are welcome dear Lynn.

[Tate Morgan]

The wind plays melodies to our lives. I see that in this

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Yes it does :) Thank you Tate

[MOON]

Beautiful write full of heart and acceptance. Wonderful imagery . Lovely poignant write , Lynn.

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Thank you so much, Moon. Good seeing you again. I will be by soon :)

[Ken Simm.]

It doesn't feel or read like a patchwork. It flows through thoughts with engaging wisdom.

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Hello ken :) Haven't seen you by for some time. Hope life is being kind to you

[Ken Simm.]

Thank you for that Lynn. I've been journeying.

[Adam Adams]

Soo... Jacob already got the chance for title?? Damn! I might have been too slow! Anyways, next time. There's always a next time. Lol

Kinda very coloring eyepatch... I mean, "patchwork" you come up with. Randolph's random thoughts. Well kissed waft. Sophisticated choice of wordy trail. Bountiful stillness of tailored dream. Nice & fair & fine cocktail of zippered toll. Alonside, as beautiful as always as you reluctantly are or confirmingly ev'r been. It's, you know, always worth caprurin' thoughts, & saving 'em & dreamiestly decorating the worth of mind with suchlike flavoury of "Cleveland" verse to recall what's never so installed to life: Fairy - in b/w time. Well, I must admire Jacob - the cacock - for suggesting you a better title for your poetry that I don't think anybody else could do so finely. Suited with ur poem! Looking forward to reading you, "Lady Waterfall".

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Thanks for stopping by, dear poet

[Bacchus]

wow- this is crazy... just wrote a poem about the in-between.
yours is way better

love love love
where stillness opens it's arms!

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:) Thank you so much for such an enthusiastic review

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

Wow, love this poesy!
It has amazing imagery. It has a feeling like it goes from being simply poetic to story telling narration at the end of every stanza.The last stanza had a awesome ending, summarizing the poesy to an indication of a higher intelligence. This is what i got out of it. Loved it!

[andrew mitchell]

Its great losing oneself in thought surrounded by the sounds of nature, all alone, sort of refreshing when you are embraced by what nature has to offer be it a simple breeze, a murmur in the trees. A lovely write lynn. Like a nice cuppa this is!

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Thank you Andrew :) Your review was a nice cuppa for me

[wordman]

it reminds me of fond memories of a past love and the memories have mellowed out so there is no pain with them.. what ever was on your mind it is a lovely thought !

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Thank you, Ron :) (((you)))

[FJ Davis]

Eloquent word flow.
A calculated move into treasured reverie.
Lovely work, Lynn!

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Thank you Frank, and it's real good to see you back again :)