Wednesday's Verse - How the Stories Fly

This week’s verse moves from an experimental verse about a chance meeting to a science fiction verse that speculates on the secrets held in stories. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry, a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016.

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How the Stories Fly

From centuries gone by,

how the stories dance and fly,

how they dance and fly and bend

the present troubled times of men,

and how we have paid no heed

to every story deed, to our past of present’s creed,

denied the tales which tell us how to stop

the ever-present bleed.

Our souls are running dry,

and we’ve no more tears to cry.

The days, the days they fly,

as we ignore the stories flowing by.

Are we too afraid to try,

to reach out and catch them passing by,

to learn their secrets, stem the tide

of tragedy?

Are we afraid that we might fly,

past defeat to where triumph might be,

in peace and deep prosperity?

Do the tales of yesteryear

hold the secrets of the sky,

of the ceilinged stars and trips to Mars,

of laws that we can break to shards,

so we can stretch our wings,

and humanity can fly?

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You can find the first two poetry collections at the links below - although there are plans to reissue them with more genre-appropriate covers in the future. The third collection will be released later in the year.

books2read.com/u/mVLQZb

books2read.com/u/bxgyLd