Cozy Contemplations - 2. Doors, and other stuff....

hugs Gary.. they are out there the people of Morningstar -immortal- soon others will come and invade your life until you write them down also.  Your poems are wonderful as always.

tim xo

Thanks, tim   xo

Doors are such bizarre things - and so important both physically and psychically that the Romans even invented a god of doorways. Some nice writing here, Gary.

Thanks, lux. A great comment... doors can be opportunities if we choose to open them... and I'm trying very hard to do that... cheers... Gary....  

Janus was a two-faced god: inside and outside, beginnings and endings, so I look on The Malaise as one face of Janus--looking back, and we have yet to see the other one--looking forward.  So much remains in your head that the Earth Mother wants to come out...indulge her, my friend.  Maybe some of the voices clamoring to be heard are from Packs waiting for the Cure to Come?

You know, it's your own fault if you leave discontented readers: you weave such a tapestry that we wrap ourselves up in it, drawing comfort and sustenance from it so much that we don't want to sally forth into the real world of jobs and stress.  You provide us a cup of tea, a comfortable seat and a welcoming arm just when we need it, my friend!

9 hours ago, ColumbusGuy said:

Janus was a two-faced god: inside and outside, beginnings and endings, so I look on The Malaise as one face of Janus--looking back, and we have yet to see the other one--looking forward.  So much remains in your head that the Earth Mother wants to come out...indulge her, my friend.  Maybe some of the voices clamoring to be heard are from Packs waiting for the Cure to Come?

You know, it's your own fault if you leave discontented readers: you weave such a tapestry that we wrap ourselves up in it, drawing comfort and sustenance from it so much that we don't want to sally forth into the real world of jobs and stress.  You provide us a cup of tea, a comfortable seat and a welcoming arm just when we need it, my friend!

This is beautiful, CG... thank you. I had a story in my head, and I wrote it, and I'm very proud of it, and I'm pleased so many enjoyed it. Unfortunately, at the moment, I have to put those characters away even though I have more to tell... maybe someday, I will return, but responsibility can weigh heavily on us... and it does. Thanks for all your support and encouragement, my dear friend... Cheers... Gary xo

We close doors, we build fences, we encircle ourselves with protective walls. It's what we all do, at one time or another. Recognizing that you have barriers that need removal is a step in the right direction. Let fresh air, and new experiences, in. You're at a turning point with the end of Morningstar and the beginning of something else on the horizon, whether it's writing or going on an adventure or delving into something altogether different from what you've done in the past. You said it well:

Of spring glory

Somber and lulling

A time for reflection

Moments for peace

I rise

And open the blinds

To a new day

Cheers, my friend. Great poetry, as always.

Thanks, Mac... I've grieved long enough. Thank you for your comment... I do appreciate it on such a day as this... cheers... Gary....

It's always a delight to read your poem sir...I always feel like I get to know something when I read em!

I loved the first poem n specially it's starting, it is absolutely true, that we often look at closed doors for so long we don't see the new door's opening!! Opportunities doesn't knock easily so we should keep our mind open...and the 'gasp of the winter' provides such a positive view! Spring always comes after a harsh winter giving a feeling of never losing hope, n going on trying..

As usual...loved it!!

Such nice things to hear, Aviana. You can learn a lot about me through my poetry  . Doors is a reminder to myself not to close my heart off.  It is just as you say... if we focus too much on the closed ones, we miss our opportunities. So glad you liked these... you are very kind... cheers... Gary....

A wonderful collection of poems.  I found humor that you take to battle with robins with a prickly sword in one, then compare yourself to robins in another.  It is coincidental, but the poem where spring defeats winter is well timed.  I also hope that those voices in your head don't drive you crazy before you write their stories.  There are several of your stories I would love to see continued, as well as others not yet written.  Finally, I loved the poem of doors and choices.  One of my poems in this upcoming Poetry Anthology is about the rewards I experienced by deciding to open a new door in my life.  

2 minutes ago, raven1 said:

A wonderful collection of poems.  I found humor that you take to battle with robins with a prickly sword in one, then compare yourself to robins in another.  It is coincidental, but the poem where spring defeats winter is well timed.  I also hope that those voices in your head don't drive you crazy before you write their stories.  There are several of your stories I would love to see continued, as well as others not yet written.  Finally, I loved the poem of doors and choices.  One of my poems in this upcoming Poetry Anthology is about the rewards I experienced by deciding to open a new door in my life.  

I like Contemplations. It is much lighter than laments. You would not believe what I had to do to keep robins from building a nest up in the corner of my back verandah. They were persistent bastards, and somehow knew I wouldn't hurt them.   Doors was giving myself a pep talk of sorts. Writing about nature and the changing seasons always lift me up. Thanks for reading and commenting, buddy. Keep writing your poetry now that you've started. Cheers! G.  

Once I got the first three up for the anthology, I started to get a lot of new ideas.  I decided to start writing notes in a journal to record the ideas and even some lines.  After the anthology posts, I'm going to review the notes and see if I can create some new poems.  Thanks for the encouragement my friend.

22 minutes ago, raven1 said:

Once I got the first three up for the anthology, I started to get a lot of new ideas.  I decided to start writing notes in a journal to record the ideas and even some lines.  After the anthology posts, I'm going to review the notes and see if I can create some new poems.  Thanks for the encouragement my friend.

Smart! That's exactly what I do. I am forever running to get my journal to jot down notes, phrases, combinations that please me, something I saw... something I felt etc. Other times I jot down a verse that comes to me out of the blue. I have many many poems I have never published.  Poetry is like a muscle that needs flexing... the more you write, the more your mind opens to the process.