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.
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