Philoetry ... "Towering Plume"

“Towering Plume”

Certain as the suffering … ‘as honest as the home
relinquish the passing of season{s} … ‘waves of ‘but the fading of foam
Creatures of crazy … ‘creatures of plain
crowds beyond reason … ‘beyond sun … beyond rain

In pastures of the purpose … ‘such havens of the true
discouraged by only the fairness … ‘demon-devils now gone askew
Meetings of the “mention” … ‘forgetful … out of touch
closer than one can measure … ‘of lost innocence as such …

Whirling dervish devil … ‘mystically slick … on the prowl
deep within each-every notion … ‘merely “whoa”… and merely of “wow”
Princess of the swindle … ‘capturing hearts for the toss
artistic … ‘as is eventful … ‘envision … ever- saw … ‘lest at loss

Ladies of the lesson … ‘messages taming the might
angels of none ‘but forsaken … devils of fight … and of slight
Sexy as is sinful … ‘complacent … as is hollow
murders of only the magic … as if no paths left there to follow

Fame and fortune frivolous …. ‘pesky as peasant … dear-as-dirt
cultured by law and by land … ‘taxed out of shoes … out of shirt
Hidden as the hurting … ‘lawful as the flaw
cosmos of the mystery … ‘the Tao of ’but one … and of all

Fairies of the wing … ‘witches of the brew
goddess of the worship … ‘hungered by offerings to chew
Serpents of the seething … ‘venoms of the fang
dust-to-dust … ‘a praying … ‘honey that flow’ eth … ‘bees that ‘but stang

Curtsey and bow … ‘to beckon … receive
affections of the evenings … ‘day-to-day “ho” … and of “heave” … {heave-ho}
Family and friends to a point … ‘towers beyond all of the reasons
gracious as girls of the motion … ‘now asleep in meadows of season

Dragons soaring the heavens … ‘slayers asleep in the hut
gatherers of only the grateful … ‘learning where, why and when … how & what
Sages of the pages … ‘saints of the duty and creed
labors of each-every faithless … ‘with myths of ‘but spoils to plead

Mania … ‘the glory of mischief … lashing out … ‘as if craving of crash
raving from potions of wonder … ‘found within each wizards stash
Lovely as the lick … ‘caresses of the passion
from silken to the sulking …. {melancholy} … ‘fickle as any ‘ole fashion

Raging … ‘or rich … at cost … ‘or expense
token … ‘or taking … all payment hence
Borrowed of the other … ‘sharing such flavors of soul
needs beyond all of the knowing … ‘pacification … releasing of toll

Searching asunder … ‘lost in the light
capturing folly … ‘as if enlivened by plight
Frivolous as is frightened … ‘peaceful as purpose … as dear
conjugal jiving and jinxing …. ‘sentient … at cost of the tear

Happy as haven … ‘sanctioned retreat
oasis of leisure … ‘toils of defeat
Sea-side -winding sailor … ‘upon lazy-land ‘a lying
mythical islands of natives … ‘with mountains all but ‘a flying

Warriors that fondle … ‘chariots that float
monks of each-every mystery … ‘free from envy … free from the gloat
Merchants of penny … ‘cash for the cause
bankers of borrow … ‘before contract must pause

Authors of notion … ‘man-of-world chore
fictions of fancy … ‘that no scholar adore
Poets of pretention … ‘actors of the vain
audience of only the boredom … ‘such admissions of only the sane

Commercials for commotion … ‘of advertisement trend
of consumers marketing measure … ‘valued at interest to lend
At parties … ‘but freedom from frenzy … a break in the action … ‘unwind
back to the treadmills of folly … ‘leaving gardens for concrete to grind

Smitten by bite of the apple ... ‘swallows of good and of bad
temptation towards only salvation … ‘lest duties to enliven the sad
Saving grace of the sorrow … ‘as frivolous as only the whim
derelict ... ‘dire … once driven … ‘now surrendered to chances of slim

Lady of luck … ‘as lovely as lust
as cautious as is certain … ‘before manhood that ‘but “must”
Generations of the tease … ‘children of the slight
elders to only ‘but dare … ‘tempting candy and toys of delight

Passing of the torch … ‘ancestors of the scroll
teaching only of culture … ‘learnt but from toil and toll
Governed by greed … ‘lest freedom from fret
poised to be pretty … ‘in name of giving to get

Tasmanian angel … ‘burning out … ‘lest the rust
flying through ecstatic ethers … ‘as if to escape the ever falling of dust
Artistic quota … ‘as chosen … as is fate
patrons to ‘but pity … ‘lest selling out to the going of rate

Purpose of the presence … ‘sacrificial stead
boyfriends of the burden … ‘taught until forsaken plead
Gracious as the gravy … ‘handsome as the fall
bottomless pit … ‘scary monsters .. ‘likened to one and to all

Spoiled … ‘lest creative passion … the aesthetics of whimsy …. ‘adore
sexlessness sorrows of sires ... ‘caressed till forgiven of chore
Now free to flee … ‘no more stronger than plight
as if softer than touch … ‘such felines of night

Courage to conquer … ‘under voodoos of spell
wisdom of wonder … ‘lest “oh what the hell”
Precious as the peace … ‘in the name of conjugal lying …
upon each others bosom … ‘let there be no denying

The shelter of sharing … ‘before bitters of fate
musky ... ‘lest miser … of such scents beyond bait
Mysterious as the mercy … ‘sensuous … in name of the giving
benevolent strokes of the groping … ‘as if to pacify all of the living

Parched …. ‘all alone … ‘lest partners in crime
tokens of turmoil … ‘in the name of ‘but time
Each others pleasure … ‘each others pain
to marry uncertain … ‘such avowing disdain

Freedom to choose … ‘freedom to flee
Eve with an apple … ‘Adam on knee
Just for the fun … ‘only by chance
fleeting meetings asunder … ‘as if lost to the dance

Unto the other … ‘every sister and brother
families of neighbors … ‘before warlords that smother
A love for the liking … ‘in a world all gone bad
dreaming up potions … all we each ever had

Pippalayana