Category: Poetry Posse 2015

This poem is dedicated to my poetry mentor Martina Reisz Newberry who through heroic effort has intiated change through the artistry of her poetic words.

this ghostly shutter
the internal stir
an excitement
a vibrant restlessness
with a wanting
and persistence to become …..
……    an inherent spirit
akin to the I AM
that willingly
dances to the beat
of morphic resonance
this energetic vibe
a guiding light
a road map
many predecessors
have strolled along before
on the way to manifestation
suddenly to be born
naked and vulnerable
like the newborn   ~   crying aloud
at first breath
the proverbial announcement
that   ~   I AM
now ready
to undergo
transformation …..
…….    in pursuit of the mark
INDIVIDUALITY
this distinct uniqueness
amidst a preoccupied crowd
that nudges in others   ~

this ghostly shutter
the internal stir
an excitement
a vibrant restlessness
with a wanting
and persistence to become …..
…….   that spirits hope and then change
for the better
as the dawn of spring
after a long cold winter

a poetic descriptive
of the creative process
the act of creation
that becomes art
in whatever form

use art to create change

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

This poem will be a part of the April edition that’s a collaboration by the 2015 Poetry Posse  – The Year of the Poet II published by Inner Child Press.  Buy your monthly copy Here: http://www.innerchildpress.com/the-year-of-the-poet.php

if earth change
is looming on the horizon
~    regardless
if these drastically disruptive
changes   ~
change the way we live
the way we currently
feel comfortable with
the earth
the ebb and flow
of its seasons
its climate
what we are accustom to  …..
right now   ~
this regulatory system
that has been stable enough
to let THE HUMAN RACE
live
experience
learn then adapt
spread out and prosper
this great dynamic
earth system
without conscience
or bias
will change
like it has before
through either
global heating
or global cooling
some super volcano
or by massive earthquakes
even from objects like asteroids
or meteors dropping
from the heavens
as if planet killer bombs
sent from the Nature gods
or even the unthinkable
the horrific acts
of unfriendly extraterrestrials   ~
if We the people
of the planet
want to initiate change
be prepared to survive
any type or a combination
of these kinds of happenings
be able to adapt
and then transition
our species to be able
to go on in the future
We the people
must proactively
take the lead
take charge of
control the outcome of
our destiny
and not count on Gaia
(AKA – mother earth
poor metaphor
’cause a loving human mother
would not bring harm to her children)
or its gods of the totality
of it all …… Nature
to save us   ~
We the people
must accept our self-responsibility
beyond just ourselves
as individuals
accept that We as Individuals
can choose to be
a Cooperative of Individuals
who want to create as a people
as the humankind
THE HUMAN RACE
a social environment
a global modal
with a living document
(a work in progress)
or a book of guidlines
that outlines
and will bring forth
novel ideas
concepts and practices
no matter if
new or the old
the tried and the true
that’s modified
or updated to fit
the needs and conditions
of the times
concepts and practices
in conjunction
with innovative technology
that not only will start us
down the road to change
begetting preservation
and survival
but will improve the overall
well-being of We the people
a globally created environment
that will uplift
the spirit of the people
to develop and contribute
more fully as a people
for the everlasting well-being
of all the people ……
and by learning
how to change our ways
to be more willing and able
to proactively make change   ~
increased well-being
adaptation
transition
and the transformation
of We the people
really   ~   really
possible
within our united
intelligent progression
and to help
prevent discouragement
we must discern
and accept beforehand
or during the process
that all of this
ain’t gonna be easy
‘cause it will take
much struggle
through our effort
within the process of thinking
to emerge
a global think tank of thoughts …..
….    wherein
this united effort by us
We as individuals
but consciously
collectively
We the people
living on planet earth
realize   ~
understand
and envision
the cooperative struggle
the emergent effort
of We the people
the human-kind
THE HUMAN RACE
that if We   ~   change ourselves
through an intelligently progressive
process of   ~
increased well-being
proactive adaptation  ~
transition
and transformation
like the transmutation
of the butterfly
from cocoon
all the way to flight
wherefore   ~   changing
ourselves to live on ……
sustain and survive
despite any type
or a combination
of kinds of happenings
that bring about
drastically disruptive
earth change in the future

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

This poem will be a part of the March edition that’s a collaboration by the 2015 Poetry Posse  – The Year of the Poet published by Inner Child Press.  Buy your monthly copy Here: http://www.innerchildpress.com/the-year-of-the-poet.php

This poem is dedicated to my poetry mentor and tireless peace activist friend David Eberhardt from Baltimore.

one voice laying fallow
seemingly
not by choice
but suspended
in the mist
of the cloudy murmur
the accumulative many
a lone voice
on a holding pattern
with a dwindling
amount of fuel
if not heard
it will eventually
tumble from the sky
to crash and burn
into a pile of ash and smolder
there to patiently await
its resurrection
from a grave of silence   ~
~    ’cause this one voice
was created for a purpose
as an instrument to be strummed
again and again
like the strings
of the harp
until its sweet luring melody
charms the ears
of each listener
who would sooner or later
hear it
within the mist
of the cloudy murmur
and thereafter
the seed of this one voice
would become planted
and able to grow its mission
to bring about change
no longer laying fallow
as before …..
but now the voice of the many

peace out

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

This poem will be a part of the March edition that’s a collaboration by the 2015 Poetry Posse  – The Year of the Poet published by Inner Child Press.  Buy your monthly copy Here: http://www.innerchildpress.com/the-year-of-the-poet.php

my mystic aspiration
set before myself
especially so
as to
those attributes of love
care and concern   ~
‘cause my
empathic sensitivity
is spirited
to live
experience
through the creative process
of intelligent progression
bodily
further
intensified by
a multi-dimensional
expectation   ~
this mystic’s aspiration
extends
way beyond
the scope of an inherit
self-centric
humanitarian orientation
embedded within
reflective consciousness   ~
my cognitive interactions
with the animate
and inanimate
or the descriptive
living and non-living
aspects of reality
emergent
continually in me
like the chemical reaction
between food and the taste buds
of the tongue
and the bringing forth of flavor …..
….. this spiritual felt sense
an empathic perceptivity
born of a realization
as to a connectivity
and interdependence
to all else   ~
such enlightenment inspires
a broadened love
care and concern
I’ve become more
systemically focused
and the by-product
is the envisioning
of this transition toward
a Nature-itarian mindset
not only in myself
but all humanity
in the future
however   ~   as a mystic
with this emergent
spiritual felt sense
I’m also aware
of my present reality
within space/time
and circumstance
the socially environmental
intelligent progression
of the humankind
along the journey to …..
….. spiritual enlightenment
and the multi-dimensional
development of
those attributes of love
care and concern   ~
(including myself)
each day
I am more fully discerning
the benefit

RIGHT NOW

of a concentrated focus
on a PRO-HUMAN
type of mindset

RIGHT NOW

I’m all for
all of the HUMAN RACE
to transitionally undergo
the global transformation
of an increased well-being
humanity through
the development of
concepts and practices
that nurture
those attributes of love
care and concern   ~

Please accept my need
to quote myself
to bring clarity
and emphasis …..

“the spiritual act
of helping others
help themselves
and in turn
THEY
proactively help
others
to do the same”

“firstly
We the people
THE HUMAN RACE
as one
must learn to help ourselves
our kind
to survive
before we can
and know how
to save
other aspects
of the living and non-living
within the great system
called Nature”

end quote ….

so our kind
the humankind
(our children’s
children’s children)
ONE RACE
are fully able and willing
to create transitional change
undergo a transformation
emergent from
a spiritual felt sense
an empathic perceptivity
born of a realization
as to a connectivity
and interdependence
to each other
and then
to all else   ~
proactively initiated
by those attributes of love
care and concern   ~

I quote myself again
for clarity
and emphasis ….

“symbolically like
the butterfly’s
transmutation
from cocoon
to the magical
moment
of
flight”

end quote

We the people
will survive
intelligently progressing
to not only as humanitarian
but to become Nature-itarian
despite the disruptive
ways of the great system Nature
on its sub-system earth
and the havoc reeked
on the pattern of life
we are now so accustom to …..
and no matter what effect
it has on this mystic’s
spiritually/philosophical
poetic essay
type of expression

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

This poem will be a part of the March edition that’s a collaboration by the 2015 Poetry Posse  – The Year of the Poet published by Inner Child Press.  Buy your monthly copy Here: http://www.innerchildpress.com/the-year-of-the-poet.php