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White Haven
by Kelvin TanThe Martian flats: a soft murmur,
"We have been here long". Yea, the rocks
reveal our careless youth. Time mocks,
cruelly, but not without humour.
And the air rings, an ancient song,
tales of power, of days no more,
when Man and God were one. That door
now closed, Man still wondering the wrong.
White haven in the desert dust,
a makeshift gateway to the Tome.
Not fairy tale, not heaven, not home,
yet much is here, but with some trust.
Fishing pond for the angels high;
sanctuary from life's countless ills;
oasis with its many frills -
its in here that I learn to fly.
But I am so unsafe from me!
My thoughts, my deeds, the flaw within
stains and twists, like an evil twin
I know so well, my pain his glee.
O rusty cage which knows no bars,
rattled, shaken by worldly winds
I see you now, though just a glimpse;
I now yearn for the field of stars. 05/10/2006 Posted on 05/10/2006
Copyright © 2025 Kelvin Tan
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Ashok Sharda on 05/14/06 at 02:38 AM Yes, we are our worst enemies. I see your realization and all battles start from this realization when we initiate a battle by uttering a word-NO. refusing to budge in the wake of our new found realization. |
| Posted by S.J. Tyler on 05/14/06 at 11:30 AM I enjoy the connection of the words "winds" and "glimpse" phonetically in the last stanza. Yay, keep up the great work on these rhyming poems. They are sometimes so rare, and you do them well without making them sound purely humorous. It really adds to the world you build in the poem. |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 05/21/06 at 08:49 PM I LOVED this- Yes, we are all our worst ememies at times! The last stanza was outstanding! |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 05/22/06 at 01:53 PM I like how this works on a personal level and in terms of mankind in general. And maybe not the main inspiration, but reminds of the theory that we originated from Mars. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 05/22/06 at 05:43 PM I agree with Chris - and find your poem very compelling "on a personal level and in terms of mankind in general." *riveting writing!*
Jill |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 05/22/06 at 05:46 PM Oh...yes, and, like others wrote here, - keep up with the rhyming! You are brilliant with it! |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 05/25/06 at 01:55 AM Compelling as I read and re-read. +fav |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 04/02/09 at 05:25 PM I'm very glad to see this as POTD! |
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