555 Days... The Continuation

Welcome to 555 Days as a Poet by The Crafty Scribe

Back in 2010, I challenged myself to write a poem or a short verse a day, and post it to a blog. 555 Days as a Poet by The Crafty Scribe is the continuation of the experiment.

I gave myself 18 months to recover from the original daily blog postings, and now, I am ready to start it all over again. Although as I was beginning in the middle of the year, I thought 6 months was too short a time after my last experience.

"If I could complete a year of poems, how about 18 months?" I thought. I worked out that would be 549 days. I could have rounded it up to 550 to included New Years Day 2014, but then I thought I'd go 5 better... to 555 days.

Why 555? According to many spiritual teachers, the number 555 is a sign of change and the flow of energy. I thought it related to the blog. I spent a year writing a poem every day, then rested for 18 months. Now the tide has turned. It's time to begin the flow of words in my life again.

I'm not a trained poet, just an enthusiastic scribe wanting to create something new each day. I don't truly know my stanza from my meter, but I hope to improve and get my poetic license someday! Expect the weird, the strange and the inner workings of the Crafty Scribe's mind. Let's ride the waves once more.

Please pass on the blog address to all your verse and lyrical loving friends. I hope you will join me, and read my daily scribbling.
Showing posts with label thinking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thinking. Show all posts

Saturday, 28 December 2013

"Another Day to Party!" (Entry 544)

Will you be a mellow fellow?
Or shop the sales, and fight the gales?
Don’t clash and bash,
Or ration the passion. 
Don’t debate the hate,
Just adore and more.
Go on, pound to the sound
from the jukes-boxing day rocking way!
Sashay, play and PAR-TAY!

Monday, 23 December 2013

"Favourites of Santa" (Entry 541)

Fabulous fancies and rainbow dances.
Marsh mellow wishes and candy corn kisses.
Unicorn riding and fairy seek and go hiding.
Star sparkle bright and christmas tree lights.
Baubles a-dangling and mistletoe hanging.
That time of year, when Santa appears.

Saturday, 21 December 2013

"Winds Turn" (Entry 538)

North winds turn to bound and ground.
East winds turn to whip air and rip.
South winds turn to light up the night.
West winds turn to moon’s tidal ride.

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Thinking of everyone in the UK suffering through these gale force winds. Stay safe and warm. 


Friday, 20 December 2013

"Release" (Entry 520)

Take the quiet.
Feel the calm.
Let go of stress
and the harm.

Still the silence.
There is no catch.
Release the bliss
of the safety hatch.

"Angels Brilliance" (Entry 519)

Angels fly around.
Energies brilliance abound.
Trust in their hope and authority.
Hold out your hands to what’s meant to be.

"Little Things" (Entry 514)

What can be delight?
Energy in flight?
The day’s dawn light?
Wind under kite?
Panoramic mountain’s height?
What a sight!
To know what’s right?
Be bright and delight
in the little things,
with all your might.

Thursday, 19 December 2013

"Up... Again!" (Entry 505)

Up! Up! Up again.
What comes next?
And then? And then? And again?

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505 poems completed... Only 50 to go!

"Off The Hook!" (Entry 503)

Hang up on what’s gone before.
When it rings back, just ignore it.
Walk away, start new and adore it.

"Bring and Show" (Entry 502)

Bring the crazy
Bring the pain
Bring the laughter 
Bring the rain
Bring the hope
Bring the woes
Show the new
Show the lows
Show the next
Show the real
Show the comfort
Show what you feel

Thursday, 31 October 2013

"Sing Life's Song" (Entry 481)

I smile at jokes from distance times.  
Although I alone remember. 
Now the tears flow, I don't know why. 
My heart and soul are in embers. 

My laughter turns and anger burns. 
As the truth dissolves the fences. 
Though I yearn, it's you that spurned. 
Destroying all of my defences. 

But I'll grin against the hurt. 
Lifting chin up to the skies. 
There's a new hope to assert. 
I walk on with clearer eyes. 

I am strong, know where I belong. 
I have a future of which I'm proud. 
You were wrong, this is my song. 
It's my life and I'll sing it out loud. 

"The Reluctant Speaker" (Entry 476)

Breath caught and fought back. 
No time for an attack. 
Calm lungs, brain and throat. 
Can't do this! I'll grab my coat!
Stay focused and still. 
Turn-my? Now-me-kill!
Can't get in-order-words!
Gosh! This is so absurd!
It's only a five minute speech. 
Why does it feel outside my reach?
Too many faces staring my way. 
Can't I return another day?
Shuffle papers to shuffling feet. 
This is ridiculous! I can't compete. 
Force a smile, a pause, a cough and then first squeak. 
Five minutes pass... (applause, of course)
Thanks! I could come back next week?

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

"Beyond Above" (Entry 470)

Drift away to special places. 
Filled with all familiar faces. 
Held in warmth, caressed with love. 
This must be Heaven above. 

"Beyond Sense" (Entry 466)

I drink of dance. 
I cry at clouds. 
I laugh at impossible dreams. 
I caress at thoughts. 
I listen to stars. 
I look beyond what it seems. 

I watch the whispers. 
I talk to mountains. 
I taste at new-formed ideas. 
I hear the shadows. 
I rush to closed doors. 
I know it is not as it appears. 

Saturday, 5 October 2013

"Bring Back" (Entry 455)

Bring back the love
And sunshine dreams. 
Bring back new hope
And inspiration gleams.
Bring back laughter
And idea lightning beams. 
Give me life now
And all that it seems.

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Wow! Poem 455! 
That means only 100 to go!
Thank you so much for reading all my verses. 
Do you have a favourite? Please let me know in the comments. If you do post a message, I'll tweet your name on my twitter feed (please give me your twitter address, if you want to.)
Only 100 to go. I hope you'll stay with me.  Thank you again! 

Thursday, 26 September 2013

"Your Inner Flame" (Entry 453)

Ignite emotion. 
Let it burst forth. 
Shine brightly, be true. 
Smile, laugh, cry. Be YOU!

Tuesday, 6 August 2013

"Birth Right" (Entry 401)

Repression of succession
Right from one's birth. 
Question the selection
Of your place on this earth. 
Progress in your profession 
For true talents in dearth. 
Impress on unique expression 
You are more than their worth.

Thursday, 1 August 2013

"Believe in You!" (Entry 393)

Bellow loud!
Bellow proud!
Lift your head above the crowd. 
Be the best!
Have a quest!
Make your life count, this is your test. 
Show your style. 
Wear a smile!
Live and love and be still awhile.
Believe in you!
Conceive what's true. 
Achieve each day as if it's new. 

"The Inventors Vow" (Entry 392)

Invention times a mystery. 
Discoveries made in history. 
Secret creativity, worked or unbidden. 
Universal gifts no longer hidden. 
'Light bulb' moments to those selected. 
Inspiration's flash and then perfected. 
We own them much and so to thank. 
These mighty minds, a higher rank. 
Geniuses gather, to you we bow. 
To carry on, this is our vow. 

Tuesday, 25 June 2013

"Supernatural Snaps" (Entry 355)

Image flashes in the gloom. 
Indistinct. 
Concentrate. 
Adjust to flow in vision. 
Solid as Stonehenge. 
A fog descends.
It disappears. 
Know it's there. 
Immovable. 
Beyond reach. 

Try again. 
Press on. 
Push forward
Through pitch black barrier. 
Pulsing past. 
View it. 
Fully formed. 
Connected. 
Seeing above confines. 
Into Universal pictures of the mind. 
Supernatural senses of something sensational. 

Can you?

"To Know the Soul" (Entry 345)

To fold with strength of what you know. 
To keep on forward against the foe.
To save another above one's own. 
That's how to feel your soul has grown.