Look to the horizon
To see what’s on my mind
A tempest always brewing
Ideas like locusts swarm
Among synaptic waves
High pressure front
Bringing dark clouds
And the promise
Of heavy rain
Dark side of the moon
Fills many a night sky
As the light cannot be seen
Through a thick smoky cloud
While a dead calm envelops
The thoughts of a madman
Written in a diary
And kept under
Lock and key
Purple haze has been gone
Far too long to recall
The peace it once brought
Replaced by frenetic energy
That brings on lightning
While thunder rolls
From front to back
As lucidity is executed
By electrocution
To capture lightning
Inside a whiskey bottle
Wasn’t the brightest idea
As such energy stored
Will surely strike twice
Deadlier than before
With cunning, ruthless intent
And with nothing to stop it
From finding ground
So now as yet another storm passes
Leaving its destruction as a toll
I am left to pick up the pieces
So that I can start once again
To forge another fortress
Standing in command of all evil
That dares to infiltrate
This revived temple
Of creative control
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Hugs and love to you dear friend. I hate those freakin’ storms.
Me too. Sometimes it is too quiet, and other times the weather in there is just outta control. Right now it’s pretty serene.
Powerful words Hun, hugs xx
Btw have sent you an email about Challenge!?!
Thanks Debra. Hugs right back.
I got your email. Thanks. Sorry I have not had time to respond. I am hoping to compose something for the challenge early next week and have it to you before the 27th deadline. How would you like us to submit our work to you?
Cool TY and just email thanks Hun xx
A storm does indeed excite to life
But a storm every night would kill the muse
walking in serenity above the ocean
in the peace that transcends all understanding
creates a quiet reflection to bring up the waves
swirl the whirlpool and infect the gaze
reviving life, love and purple haze
Simply awesome Lisa. This is just perfect. Your choice, but I would love for you to reblog this piece to UE with this stanza as a comment preface. Just beautiful.
This afternoon I will totally do so. Music theme first. 😉
This is phenomenal work, John. One of my favorties.
Thank you Audrey Dawn. I really appreciate that.
OK, I had to favorite this right away due to the hue of your text! You must have been channeling jazz hands! And, as always beautifully written. Storms such as the one you describe can suck it. XOXO
Thanks dear friend. Without the stormy weather my mind would be a dull and barren wasteland. While the storms do truly suck, they give way to all kinds of cool creative ideas. Thanks as always for reading and commenting. Love hearing from you here from time to time.
That’s a good outlook you have there, my friend. We wouldn’t be who we are without our storms but sometimes, when the storm feels like it will last for centuries, I try to kick it with Skinny Pirates….maybe that would help you too?
Sadly no. Think Lynyrd Skynyrd lyrics. “I drank enough whiskey to float a battleship around…..” just seemed to get me in trouble. Now that ship has sailed and I prefer to stay on dry land except for the occasional yacht excursion. LOL. Yacht……my budget it’s more like a dinghy. LMAO. Keep those Skinny Pirates in line CBXB. Somebody has to. Be well friend
I for one am a yacht lady on a dinghy budget but Skinny Pirates help keep me on point!
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A storm does indeed excite to life
But a storm every night would kill the muse
walking in serenity above the ocean
in the peace that transcends all understanding
creates a quiet reflection to bring up the waves
swirl the whirlpool and infect the gaze
reviving life, love and purple haze
Thanks Lisa. I love the preface you wrote. SO GOOD.
Just answering a song. 🙂
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Brainstorm … love it!!
Thank you. For the compliment and especially the re-blog. The ultimate form of blog flattery.
You got it! JMC … great post!
Catching lightening in a bottle. Love that. Awesome piece.
~~~F
Thanks F.