"Destined Minds"

RAIN

condensed from atmospheric vapor
comes the falling in drops

and descent of such water
that brings the rainstorm

down upon the land such
the rain of insults

such the downpour of praise
or rain that curses upon their head

and from the heavy clouds
falls to earth to each man

it's measure of mirth and pain
to one a promise of harvest

and to the other misery
of a flooded heatless plain

and can such a torrid cloud burst
hide bloody stained hands

or give life for those who thirst
for even a brief of precipitation

and who be the daughter of rain
that brought a fruitful legacy

and many joys of watered refreshment
as one sees out their days

It rains, it rains and all men gain
for their is profit in the precious

commodity that all life requires
to keep one sustained.

Maree Long
(c) Maree Long 2008

THE AUTUMN OF MY YEARS

The tree bears fruit in Autumn
third the season between
summer and winter it falls

northern temperate zone at
the autumnal equinox,
of perfect moment

the harvest that favors life
where there are whispers in the wind
that called softly my name

and so co-ordinated the celestiele
of time at which the vernal point
brings the celestial equator

and though it must end
at winters solstice
I shall live while I may

in reality day is longer than night
and there by pure light I see
the golden falling leaves

and so the transition of change
that I may live so centered
and enjoy my blossoming fruit

for I cannot spend another moment
without another orange sherbet sunrise
nor an Autumn without trees


Maree Long
(c) Maree Long 2008

FORCE

force the mass that accelerates
and pressure increases
the force I am in this direction pulled

and I know not whether I am being pushed or pulled
but I desire to keep my static equilibrium
as friction on the surface results

of that which intends to pervade my mind
and apply its weighing scales
that distorts the my principal position

and I shall keep the lies at arms length
no matter the pressure they bare
for their own force will be their own undoing

and shall remain operative against such resistance
and possess the truths capacity
when all is finally told

coerce the crowd as you will
but I shall yield not
and force a laugh in spite of lifes pain

and mock your limited power
for I am compelled to stand on this rock
obligated and free'd by salvations strength

whose force surpasses all the natural laws of man
that blood which changes the willing heart
and empty the vacuum of space that such love did fill

and such is the majesty of such a God
that should gravitate to one lonely soul
and with its force - gently pulled to Him

of all the forces that which impress upon me
none so much as Christ has been able to move
heart from the place of self to the giving
of will and selflessnes...


Maree Long
(c) Maree Long 2008
www.freewebs.com/poetrybymareelong

CICADA'S SONG - The Courtship of Summer

cicada's song that rings in the air
comes on the morning breeze
of summers breath thick in humidity

sounding like the word of "pharoah"
or the sizzling skillet of flighted meat
singing midday as another awaits the late afternoon shift

the female lured and flying nearer responds
to the male with a flick of her wings
and lured to the emitting sound

and when you sing all else is quiet as
vibrating rib plates in amplifying cavities
that which can be heard from half a mile away

so sing cicada sing, sing in competing throng
and secure a mate for thee
for you will sing for little less than 30 days

for summer's emergence tranparent wings
that filter violets light for
did you spy thousands of stovepipes there upon the ground

so fanciful and many are your names
Yellow Monday, Whisky Drinker, Double Drummer and Black Prince
the Cherry Nose, Red Eye and Brown Baker,

your song rises amongst the loudest in the word
adapted perfectly to the urbanized environment
is Australias emerald Green Grocer

but be aware the king of summers song
for Exerirus hunts and is ready with sting
numb from your demise stuck in a burrow

and there you rest on shelves of the catacomb
and be deposited there as mere food stock
as fodder for the wasp-grub that grow

and now summer moves as the leaves change their color
and Autumn in passing waves
and your secret isall that remains

now silent the defeaning drone
that once pulsed through the air
are the lifeless forms of summers reign

Maree Long
(c) Maree Long 2008
www.freewebs.com/poetrybymareelong

DECEIT III

deceit you fool
vile and bitter twisted creature of fate
your strategm of falsehood
that upsets the balance of goodness received

you suck dry the very breath
of those you seek to draw into your web
your guile and duplicity
well practiced to decieve

sincerity is blank ad empty upon your heart
that which craves the seeking after self
has no remorse for those you hurt
and lying is upon your lips

and universal your deciet that seeks a victim
that causes harm to another
and your only remorse is in getting caught
for depravity from your heart is all that drips

so beg not forgiveness for I am not your God
and seek no solace from me for I am not your judge
blinded that you see not you only fooled yourself
so continue to deceive if you will until justice finds you out

for the remorseful and humble man
that seeks to overturn the wrong of such a stand
will do more than make idle words of apology
and commit themself to justice' sake

so in the heart of sickeness and skullduggery
that you willingly partook
will dig out the sin, and cut it free
and hoe the soil of consciousness digging deeply with the cold steel rake

so tear down the facade that revealed your pretense
and dare not come this way again
for you are not welcome here
and fool for anyone that dare let you in

Maree Long
(c) Maree Long 2008
www.freewebs.com/poetrybymareelong

FOOTNOTE: BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 5:20, "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"