In My Spare Time

In my spare time

I'd write

I'd think

Deface delayed displace, in fear

Inevitable the pond grows deep with tears

Spilling over in emotion,

Soaked loose leaf in ink

Absord sounds and aromatic citrus scents,

We become a piece of everything that grows

Murals in display amongst brick walls,

Halls of time that froze

Left in paper trails and instrumentals

Damu illuminated filaments of tungsten wire,

Of a once dull light bulb

Grown conifidence in increments

And,

If I could,

In my spare time

I'd ask you of your help,

Where is your heart, how do you present it?

I'd rewind

I'd reflect

I'd project

Endeavors and confidence,

In Auburn and Bronze feathers

Of the Red Tailed Hawk

I'd orchestrate a contraption

Or devise equations in rhythmic fractions

Divide a piece of me to hand to you

In my spare time I'd decide and debate how high to set the bar

Or

Contemplate,

Conscious decisions to distance myself

One mississippi

Two mississippi in between the thunder and lightning

To determine how far out the storm

Or how far out I've drifted

As it falls in sequence

Believe I'd refract my emotion in color of Rainbow Mountain,

Or Vinicunca, of Peru

As prisms and circumhorizontal arcs,

In my spare time,

I'd wait.

Reviews

[workscot]

Hy Ty,you sure cover a lot of ground in your verses.You are obviously well read and your writing is spontaneous and heart felt,but perhaps it's my age that makes it more difficult to follow.I get the theme and am a fan of freeform and spatter prose but the trail in this piece seems to need a final realization of lessons learned.I'm merely a humble writer with no formal training so I hope you'll see where I'm coming from.

[LKBillips]

I could feel my mind floating away with you on this one. Very well thought out and vivid. I love your transition from the Red Tailed Hawk to counting the distance of the storm. Great stuff!

[Ty]

A twist on something we all experience. Glad you dropped in!

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I guess there would be a whole lot of things one could do in their spare times but you present this in a lovely, dreamy way.. better to spend this way than wallowing in despair...
Love your repetitions and word choices. Well penned, Ty ((:

[Ty]

Not always easy, but we could substitute wallowing for creating. Thanks for dropping by!

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Aye, so we can... You're welcome 😊

[Jiya]

Wow! Human mind is never at rest. It's always thiiiinkiiing. A very well expressed poem. Keep writing! :-)

[Ty]

Definitely appreciate it your words, Jiya!