Category: (WIS) Images with Words Series: on the road with ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

I feel this flame
some reddish
kind of desire
this burning passion
within me
ready to burst
if you could
only imagine
pressure   ~   being
so …    so great
yes   ~   building
and building
to the point
where it could blow
the caps
right off a fire hydrant
then freely flowing
like water
on a hot
and humid day
along a city street
that bearer
of temporary relief
amid the struggle
to simply live

I guess …..   you now know
better understand
my need
to artistically create
images   ~   capturing
a moment in time
described poetically
with the flow of words

Image & Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

each day as I walk ….
….  this morning ritual
to clear my head
of the stuff
that dreams
are made of   ~
~   you know
all those
discombobulated
archaic
patterns and images
that haunt a soul
from the depths
of some Jungian
collective unconscious
and too
hopefully
my steps
exercise off
the pounds
accumulated with age   ~

~   this morn
I note
the dawn filled sky
has lessened in intensity …..
…..   as the length of summer days
become shorter
and the chirp of birds
which announce
the new day
has given way
to the buzz of insects   ~
~   the usual accompanimemt
throughout the year
for my 4 AM stroll
within the realm of darkness

lmage & Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamillton~

a wisp across the sky
gently floating
along the treetops
this mystical gesture
from nature
as if left
by the wings
of Pegasus
to instill peace
in the heart of all
who happen to notice

Image & Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

I’m not exactly
handsome
or the king of charm
I tend to hang
on the shady
side  …..
…..   the dark realm
so to speak
I feel a little low
to the ground
at times
’cause I’m deeply rooted
in the earth’s vibes
whether if
positive
or negative

when you’ve felt
rock bottom
your outlook
is from there   ~
~   nowhere but up
hope gains relevance
desire builds
you get a want
a burning spirit
to change things
not only for yourself
but for others as well

my sincerity
has become magical
even if
I’m not exactly
handsome
or the king of charm

Image & Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

nothing stronger
than a people
united
through principle
inspired to lend a hand
when a fellow patriot falls  ….
…..  is blown asunder
in a wink of an eye
by some
disenchanted evil   ~
~   this lost soul
who suffers a moral
disconnect
to justify
an act of terror
that includes
the innocent child   ~

~   it is within
the collective arms
of the people
where love and support
brings healing to those
found in harms way

Boston Strong   ~
We the People Strong   ~
Humanity Strong  …
…   united as one
through principle

if so …..
…..  then
All the People
can and will   ~
~   feel better

Image & Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton ~

if there was no light
to brighten the darkness
make visible
what’s there to be seen
how empty the universe
would seem
and yet there are times
when all is pitch black
there is this peace
that’s so welcoming
to the weary soul
who needs a break
from the day to day
madness ….   revealed
within the light of day

peace out  world

Image & Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

I do not claim to be an expert
some teller
as to meaning
in regards to the movement
of the planets
the why and the wherefore   ~
which constitutes cosmic alignment
and yet ….   I do know
the moon full and bright
has been the bond
over distance and time
that has maintained
our connection

Image & Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamillton~

this ensemble…..  light
and shadow spread
across pavement
maybe there
for the mind
to see
some natural pattern
of familiarity
something recognizable
or maybe
instead
this haphazard
emergence
………   happenstance
left for
the fertile imagination
to explore significance

Image & Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

reality …… where life
and death coexist
along the road
called time   ~
~   so natural
to the order of things
as humanity …..
…..   the living
pass by
the markers
of all those
who have died   ~
~   the lifeless
are respectfully
thought to be
a part of …..
…..   the landscape

Image & Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

it floats across the land
as if not physical ….   but is
seemingly weightless
very alluring
cleverly distortive
ethereal in being
simply beautiful
magically delightful
spiritually evaporative
to the touch  ~

~  misty

Image & Words by   ~Keith AlanHamilton~