Sunday, March 18, 2012

wrench my dreams

hidden beneath the ground
I found the gears
a miracle
I watch myself out there
bending, keying
my hands so busy
what sources I seek
outside the hallways
what drives my gestures
yet I watch
previous forces are unknown now
I set limits to the inherent drama-
while I watch
I can also listen to my singing

"carry my whims, carry my dreams
naked, raw and so honest"

25 comments:

Jae Rose said...

I am glad there is singing inside these mechanical dreams..like oil to make the gears turn more easily..Jae

Susan Anderson said...

It is indeed a miracle to find those gears. One that comes with age or wisdom, I believe.

=)

Unknown said...

Having 'command' is music in the key of life.I enjoyed your response. Thanks for sharing, Gautami.

Tess Kincaid said...

The gears of a miracle...I love that...

Jim Calcutt said...

I love your gift. Thanks for sharing!

Chevrefeuille said...

Thank you for sharing this with us. I can hear the music you hear and I adore the sound of it. Keep on singing.

Namaste

Maureen said...

I also like "the gears / a miracle", as they are, indeed.

Old Egg said...

It looks like the new found gears are metaphorical for finding your way, a release from the old past, a door to a new life that has released a such potential that was not possible before. No wonder you are singing.

zongrik said...

the gears sing too

angular acceleration

verification makes it really hard to comment. you'd get more comments if you turned it off

brenda w said...

Gorgeous writing. The ending is superb.

Whitesnake said...

Now THAT was good!

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

To listen to one's own singing is so important. I'm glad the speaker in your poem is learning that art.

Whirling Haiku

Renee said...

I could not live without music and I see the passion here in your writing.

Renee said...

I could not live without music and I see the passion here in your writing.

Bruce, Haiku Water said...

Scenes from Jean-Luc Godard's film Alphaville run through my head as I read your anagogic, powerful poem.

christopher said...

I very much like the hopefulness in this one.

Tumblewords: said...

This is beautiful - it's a powerful, yet wistful, piece.

Lady In Read said...

thanks for a wonderful read... the gears of my mind are still churning to come up with a suitable response to this weeks mag..

Kristen Haskell said...

lovely poem

Carrie Van Horn said...

Beautiful.....:-)

Mariya Koleva said...

"naked, raw and so honest" - and your wording, the composition you've made, is so imaginative. The combination of "wrenching" and "dreams" is so exact, in fact.
Best, M.

keiths ramblings said...

Another gem. Delightful.

Anthony Hopper said...

Great poem...multiple potential meanings.

Jules said...

Cheers for gears! The ones that allow us to pump our blood, and hear our voices... Sing loud, long and often!

Paul Martin said...

I think I know what you mean.