It’s dusky dark down here, and it’s colder
Below the blinding surface light of day
It’s endless here and timeless, it’s older
Beneath the frothing churn and swirling fray
This is where I marvel at waxing words
That grow like corals on a rugged reef
Here my winged thoughts can swoop like bright birds
And soar on currents swooning blue and deep
It’s stretched down here and open, it’s tranquil
Unlike the noisy clang of cluttered lands
It’s serenely slow here, and it’s thankful
Not like the stormy seas of grabbing hands
This is where I revel in siren songs
That dart like silver fish, that sway and sweep
Here my spirit searches, it lurks and longs
To plumb the murky mysteries of the deep
It’s safe down here and secure, it’s calming
Beyond the clamouring and cloying crowds
It’s sacred ground here, and it’s embalming
Laying the past to rest in healing shrouds
This is where my shapeshifting shadow rears
Up like a mythic kraken from its sleep
Here my psyche faces its furtive fears
And swims with silent sharks that stalk the deep
It’s curiously quiet here, and stranger
Than ordered life on the surface above
It’s different here, and not without danger
Yet all the risks are in service of love
This is where I worship the gods of art
And witness sculptures dance and paintings speak
Here my love affairs bud from eye to heart
As sultry seduction stirs in the deep
It’s much wilder down here, it’s more freeing
For the mind can explore farther reaches
It’s more creative here, there’s more dreaming
And I hear what inspiration teaches
This simulacrum of birth and death
Is an incubator where insights leap
Where I learn to value my every breath
Each time I dive to the infinite deep
Wayne Visser © 2024
Book
Seize the Day: Favourite Inspirational Poems
This creative collection, now in its 3rd edition, brings together favourite inspirational poems by Wayne Visser. The anthology takes us on a journey through the peaks and troughs of life, celebrating the indomitable human spirit.. It includes many old favourites like “Poets Must Be” and “Chasing the Blue”, as well as brand new poems like “The Writer” and “Making Ripples”. Sages through the ages wisely say: / Carpe Diem – seize the dawning day / Oh, would that I could assuage that thirst / But the day conspires to seize me first! / With the hurry and scurry / Of home’s frantic flurry / And the hustle and bustle / Of work’s tangled tussle. Buy the paper book / Buy the e-book.
