Kurt April
Professor
Category Archives: Poems
THERE IS NO REAL GOING BACK
They whisper of a time before,when silence clothed the nameless poor,when hands unshaken, doors unseen,kept justice locked in halls pristine. They yearn for myths of golden pasts,where power stood on brittle glass,but tides have turned, and winds have stirred,the echoes now demand their word. No real retreat, no vanished fight,no dusk erases…
LEADING FROM VALUES
What of truth? It is gold What of moral character? It is the biggest prize Values though. Enables truth Brings light to the dark. Enables the genuine The enduring, true voice inside … among the multiple voices that could be Whispers true all day long. The voice speaks inside. In its domain we wander. Awake…
I CAN BE YOUR KEEPER
Voice to me all of your dreams Let me hear the pain and struggle which forged it Show me your scars, in narrative Speak your fear, in fear I can be its keeper Share with me all that is within your heart The melodies and the dissonance Sing it out Shout it out But…
JOURNEY ENDED
What was Is What could be Eventually Did What I could be I became What I always had to be Finally
WEEKEND RAINS
There are mornings In the surrounding garden Slight of sound A cooler touch to the skin A broken-up humid air Time has no place! The rain trickles, softly One hears it fall gently on the paving Randomly creating its own pools Brown grass awaits – sustenance indeed Parched soil invites more of the rain…
SYNCHRONICITY
Many forcesSome seen, some notInterlacedPushing towards an outcomePresents the happeningAppearing as a wholeSome notice, some not Individual wishes Through conscious purposing Engaged willHoping for an outcomeOblivious to the unseenSome aware, some not Hindered by other purposingOthers Separate Some aligned, some notCompromised outcomeNo-one has willedSome happy, some not This poem speaks to the many, meaningful so-called…
NECESSARY IMPERFECTION TO ENACT CHANGE
You are the change Being of service To the world Others Requires not a sense of belonging Requisite imperfection, vitality required Energy from the world’s dark abyss Bourne out of necessary suffering Out of disconnection, across boundaries With vision – granted While being in the world Seeing the lack of flow Not…
BEAUTY IN IMPERFECTION
Grief Can be silent, unseen Felt loss, hardship, trauma Loneliness Learning imperfection Left flawed Broken The heart’s usual whispers overtaken And invites us to be who we really can be Anew Our heart is called upon to break But Small memories, shadowed delights Brings repair Richness, imperfection Colour to one’s soul Not…
STOP FIGHTING WHOLENESS
Forcing things My strived-for persona is becoming obscure Why fight my darkness? Perfection remains tiring and demanding Elusive mostly Why not release all parts? I am not sure What sits beneath the surface Have I ever known Unconscious to me, it lurks My deeply scripted self is tainted Must be tainted –…
SILENCE
Silence Long my enemy Demands my attention Silence Is a form of fluidity Not an enduring stillness … never stationary Often welcomed Sometimes rejected In silence My stories come Incomplete With present anxiety Fast, uncontrolled During silence I seek to choose Symmetry … control of my stories Inspiring vistas, grounding spaces I…