Longo-Geremia

OF HUMAN BONDAGE I begin each day with a silent prayer That goes nowhere. Hidden faith of a Catholic boy’s dreams Or just part of a daily routine. I need to keep my brain alive Sharp and clear. It’s slowly dying you see. A brief litany or two reminds me who I am. I even talk to the dead As if they... Sign in to see full entry.

FROM PLACES DEEP From places deep Deeper than the unknown Lurking in dark corners of my mind Shadows of yesterdays cruel and unkind By Memory’s touch are free to roam. A fury rises to haunt my today. My heart once warm to the wonders Of this God’s World and Nature’s way New beginnings and no end... Sign in to see full entry.

PHANTOMS OF SILENCE I steal myself away Deep into Memory’s womb Safely wrapped in childhood dreams I play those scenes Over Again Of moments when My soul knew only innocence. I ride on the wings of imagination And Dance with the ghosts of yesterday. I sublimate reality In hope and fantasy As I fall... Sign in to see full entry.

BLOODLINE III: PEASANT DREAMS I am a peasant son From the southern Apennines Raised in a peasant tradition OF witches, seers and superstition. Nordic winds too run through these hills Cooling deep Gypsy passion. I fly on wings of peasant dreams And feel the earth calling me. I linger now in this... Sign in to see full entry.

MARBLE AND STONE-revised Do you see me in the light. A reflected shadow once burning night Grace and form Fluidity. Magical words these. Now I am No longer who I used to be. I stand in shadows dim Alone Marble and stone Listening to my blood crash through my veins My being into slow motion change... Sign in to see full entry.

IT’S NOT A QUESTION OF VALOR It’s not a matter of valor You understand Not courage That pushes me on. My fears take hold and paralyze Facing an unknown eternity And the silence of these infinite spaces Terrifies my soul. Yet I often see with a certain clarity Existence has no mystery. Some... Sign in to see full entry.

DIVINITY The human Will can survive Do what it needs to do to stay alive Then let go when it knows its time. The human Heart gives itself willingly For the sake of another. Loves beyond the grave And continues on. The human Body will decay Return to the earth from where it came And give back what... Sign in to see full entry.

THE LOTUS EATERS II--REVISED Drugged into sweet tranquility The Lotus Eaters Dream the dreams that mesmerize The mind And soothe a troubled soul Lost In their sleep of apathy. Escape into absurdity The world surreal Where no one can feel The sting of their own our mortality.. Madmen and Fools.... Sign in to see full entry.

TRAVELING MAN I’m a traveling man you see I travel on my own Alone Deep inside to parts unknown. Some say the voices I hear Are whispers of a soul Speaking my immortality As each passing day I slowly fade away. Voices that silently shout the key to my mystery. I’ve been to places dark and dim Places... Sign in to see full entry.

To His Glory and Mercy-REVISED There is no pain greater than To see the suffering of someone you love. No. No other. Relentless treachery Of Humankind. A memory Kept to one’s own heart and soul. Never to be told these ghosts that haunt the mind, Quietly growing old Remembering And wondering Lambs to... Sign in to see full entry.