I am happy to feature poems by my Guest Blogger, Manuel Joseph Ponce. ~ Cecilia Brainard
~~~
DIORAMA
By:
Manuel Joseph Ponce
Paint
the sky as we rise from a dream.
The
fog perches over the mountaintop
And
makes the light breathe through its wings
Winds
will come and weave lines
That
can calm the most invasive minds
Feathers
will motion the breaking of colors
Into
blankets of a million eyes
Paint
the sky as it remembers its dream
Of
granting life with whispers
Dipped
in the first tears of spring
I'll
keep my gaze rested on the land.
Crafted
from thoughts weathered by time
In
them are covenants parted by veils
And
pigments that no longer rhyme
~~~
DESPAIR
By:
Manuel Joseph Ponce
There's
something about the night we lost
Our
way when we turned to look at the moon.
I
felt nothing when you left me behind.
I
still recall how we waited for this to end.
Is
there peace when we find love aboard a stranger?
Will
it bring you to your knees if I say that I am off
Somewhere
with someone who knows the way
Even
if I have yet to know if he has a name
I
took a long walk down the old street.
Our
treehouses no longer stand
And
new wars are being fought on their ashes
I
found our old selves still waiting on us.
You
then turned and looked at me with empty eyes.
I
couldn't explain what I felt within the vines.
When
the flashbacks came to a sudden halt
Time
reminded me it's night.
Tears
fell to the thirst of creative trance.
Emotions
stayed motionless on the ground.
As
years pass by to soothe all the hurt
Will
we ever say that we never meant for this to end.
I
fear it's the end.
It
is the end.
~~~
Bio: Manuel Joseph “Jake” Ponce is a short story writer and poet. His
works are currently only available online, so he's looking forward to getting
his work published, and share it with the rest of the world. When he’s not
writing, you’ll most likely catch him listening to music while enjoying a cup
of coffee, snapping photographs of landscapes and playing video games. He also
loves dogs. Jake draws inspiration from a wide variety of subjects, people,
emotions and all his hobbies, making reality and fantasy pulsate in his work.
You can visit him at neptunerune.tumblr.com.
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