Open Mic Wednesday- Reading Other Works

I am going to start a new project- I am going to read at least one or two poems from fellow poets I know, or have known at open mic. I attend two that allow poetry, and have been told there are a few more, but not really close- In New Jersey an hour from your house in bad weather is two hours, so I will see...

Go check out Poet/Writer/Teacher, Jessie Carty's 58 Inches(she got a shout out), as she posts poetry (v)blogs, and keeps up updated on information pertaining to the poetry scene and poetry writers.

I hope you enjoy my reading, but I do wish I could find someone to man the camera, as I am not so great with it at such a long distance (I could swear it was zoomed in closer than this is what I am trying to say).

Monday Muse 16- Adams Debut

As I visit Bryan Borland's poetry site, one cannot help but notice this photo I hijacked (with out permission, sorry baby!). His eyes, his stance, surroundings spoke to me. Our shared grief is like two rivers that flow into one pool, fates pond, and we both play together on its southern banks...making mud pies of course!

Still Life

A boy alone in the shadow
of trees- his brother, a father
killed by circumstance
by nature-
out of control courses
Time moves forward
possibilities

Steps to the left- sunlight
consumes
a face, eyes that need not
speak words, a mouth
genetically shaped
speaks
stories, a life shared-
pilgrimages

Steps to the right- shadows
mix with lines of light,
creating images, of jail,
caging
a growing male
lost in a jungle
of feelings,
surmounting
pain, fumbling paths
beating inside a heart
bigger
than his surroundings

He is standing- tall
in just the right place
the right moment, as
Adam, an almighty
wordsmith
prevails. Legends will rise
from bravery, truth
traveling in time
changing
others, lives for good

We step forward- together
the right movement
destiny...

© E Stelling, 2010

You can purchase Bryan's book, 'My Life as Adam' on his blog. A full length collection of poetry; read a few of his poems, watch his videos and soak in his sunlight; it will, I guarantee, change your life...

'The soul cannot think with out a picture' ~Aristotle