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Tag: Contemplation

Poems about contemplation.

These moments when you ask the existential questions. The ones you normally avoid because you know you can’t find the answer. And yet they keep popping up – demanding to be asked.

These are the poems where the poet has taken a deep dive into uncharted waters. Why are we here, and is there even a purpose to it? What paths did our ancestors take to get us here today? Those questions are vital because their answers determine how we act today.

And what about today? How and where can we find peace and solace? And how can we turn development around so as to give future generations a fair chance?

Categories the 30th

New Poem: “escape from the menagerie”

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 11, 2021January 9, 2021 Leave a comment on New Poem: “escape from the menagerie”

escape from the menageriein which people pass their time –if only to pass minein a … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “escape from the menagerie”

Categories divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “dealt blow”

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onDecember 12, 2018July 11, 2020 Leave a comment on New Poem: “dealt blow”

dealt blow in a way somehow each day – each new stick, stay bleed through … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “dealt blow”

Categories divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “unheard un-word for things indescribable”

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onDecember 4, 2018July 11, 2020 Leave a comment on New Poem: “unheard un-word for things indescribable”

unheard un-word for things indescribable yet undeniable – dripping down on you through holes in … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “unheard un-word for things indescribable”

Categories divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “sketch thoughts”

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onNovember 19, 2018July 11, 2020 Leave a comment on New Poem: “sketch thoughts”

sought out solace found – — sketch thoughts in words then plan their meaning deceiving … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “sketch thoughts”

Categories Light Requires Darkness

What I Am

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onSeptember 9, 2018July 17, 2018 Leave a comment on What I Am

I am a stray cat nobody wants to feed – I am an echo in … Continue ReadingWhat I Am

Categories Light Requires Darkness

The Arrival of Spring

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onJuly 30, 2018July 17, 2018 Leave a comment on The Arrival of Spring

Spring arrived or so I decided today. The dark fog hovering in my head I … Continue ReadingThe Arrival of Spring

Categories Light Requires Darkness

Thoughts. Slipping.

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onJuly 26, 2018July 17, 2018 Leave a comment on Thoughts. Slipping.

Early. Spring. Fog. Walking. Sad. Tired. Drops. Dripping. Cold. Thinking. ’bout what? No knowing. Tired. … Continue ReadingThoughts. Slipping.

Categories Light Requires Darkness

The Shadow in the Light

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onJuly 23, 2018July 12, 2018 Leave a comment on The Shadow in the Light

I am a shadow standing in the all-consuming Light – the darkness making possible the … Continue ReadingThe Shadow in the Light

Categories Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

I Am So Glad That I Can’t See The Future

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 20, 2018 Leave a comment on I Am So Glad That I Can’t See The Future

I’m so glad that I can’t see the future. Why? Because it would only cause … Continue ReadingI Am So Glad That I Can’t See The Future

Categories Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

I Wonder

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 20, 2018 Leave a comment on I Wonder

I wonder if I am the only thinking person in the world – or if … Continue ReadingI Wonder

Categories Confessions of the Cold Light of Dawn

Dust

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 22, 2018 Leave a comment on Dust

It gathers on my drying lips – the dust of our lives. The dust of … Continue ReadingDust

Categories Confessions of the Cold Light of Dawn

Delta

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 22, 2018 Leave a comment on Delta

If I were a river flowing through the land my thoughts would be the delta … Continue ReadingDelta

Categories Confessions of the Cold Light of Dawn

Happiness

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 22, 2018 Leave a comment on Happiness

The happiness we find along the way we’ll lose someday but the happiness we find … Continue ReadingHappiness

Categories Confessions of the Cold Light of Dawn

Reaching Out

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018December 30, 2020 Leave a comment on Reaching Out

To believe in something is to reach out for something beyond our understanding, and try … Continue ReadingReaching Out

Categories Confessions of the Cold Light of Dawn

The Road Into the Wilderness

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018December 30, 2020 Leave a comment on The Road Into the Wilderness

What do you know about the road into the wilderness – framed by the pines … Continue ReadingThe Road Into the Wilderness

Categories Confessions of the Cold Light of Dawn

Oak

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 22, 2018 Leave a comment on Oak

On a riverbank I sat resting my feet, my back against a steadfast reliable oak … Continue ReadingOak

Categories Confessions of the Cold Light of Dawn

Question

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 22, 2018 Leave a comment on Question

When a human dies, what happens to its share of knowledge and experience? Does it … Continue ReadingQuestion

Categories Confessions of the Cold Light of Dawn

Pondering

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 22, 2018 Leave a comment on Pondering

I may, may not have given time away to futile pursuits, but I have no … Continue ReadingPondering

Categories Confessions of the Cold Light of Dawn

The Movement

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 22, 2018 Leave a comment on The Movement

Our lives are an unending movement – sometimes rhythmic, sometimes not – a stirring springing … Continue ReadingThe Movement

Categories Confessions of the Cold Light of Dawn

The Brightest Colours of the Setting Sun

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on The Brightest Colours of the Setting Sun

The brightest colours of the setting sun come just before it disappears – do not … Continue ReadingThe Brightest Colours of the Setting Sun

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