Nature – buildpoetry

Red

July 24, 2021July 23, 2021 buildpoetryLeave a comment

The image shows a black background with a pair of pink hands, thumbs hooked onto one another and fingers spread out as if to form wings. Their nails are painted neon green.

They want those pretty wings

The kind that sings

Break, break, break

Let’s pull out those feathers

In seas of red.

For broken wings will have to rely on you

To be fed

Again

July 14, 2021June 22, 2021 buildpoetryLeave a comment

The image shows a black background with a pair of blue hands at the centre, palms and fingers pressed together as if in sleeping motion, their nails painted a neon yellow.

I wish I could find again.

That, which I lost

Or was it what I gave up?

Take me home

Lord, take me home.

Dreaming

July 12, 2021June 22, 2021 buildpoetryLeave a comment

There is a black background and at the centre there is a pair of pink arms with hands interlocked at an angel towards the right hand side, their nails painted neon blue.

I dream of oceans beyond my own.

I dream of the way I fight – for lives that aren’t mine.

I dream of old friends and lovers – how our paths would intertwine.

And I’ve dreamt of so many things,

Neither premonitions nor desires –

As if to show, what I have overcome.

Enough

July 11, 2021June 22, 2021 buildpoetryLeave a comment

The image shows a black background with a pair of yellow hands and pink fingernails with fingers interlocking, tightly holding onto each other into a fist.

Today I woke up

And watched the rain pour.

I think I’m enough,

Today I think I’m enough.

Magic

July 5, 2021July 4, 2021 buildpoetryLeave a comment

There is a black background and at the centre there is a pair of yellow hands with fingers hanging limply over one another, their nails painted neon green.

Take darkness and you’ll make light

You are a magician, in your own right.

And should there be a tower,

Let it crumble

For you are the one who made the earth rumble.

Cocooning

June 30, 2021June 2, 2021 buildpoetryLeave a comment

In a black background, there is a pair of yellow hands with fingers curled into their palms, knuckles touching each other.

I’ve been cocooning，

Ready to fly.

I haven’t stalled my progress.

For while I’m here,

I’m still growing,

Just biding my time.

Green

June 25, 2021June 2, 2021 buildpoetryLeave a comment

In a black background, there is a green hand held up straight from a side view - their nails neon pink.

Green is the colour of trees –

Grass, stems, leaves and moss.

Green is also the heart –

Pure, peace, grace and serenity.

Green grows as the heart does,

Gently, gently,

And unyieldingly.

Dark

June 23, 2021June 2, 2021 buildpoetry1 Comment

In a black background, there is a blue hand held up as if making an offer, with fingers curled. Their nails are painted neon yellow.

There are so many things I want to fix.

Because everything is imperfect,

And everything dark seeks light.

But I only have two hands,

So sometimes I think to hell with it

And watch it be consumed by the dark.

How funny that we’ve all,

Missed our marks in life.

Sand

June 8, 2021June 2, 2021 buildpoetryLeave a comment

There is a black background with a pair of blue hands at the centre, fingers interlacing as they lean to the right with their nails painted neon pink.

I’m lying on the sand,

Covered by the shade.

I can hear the waves and the birds,

As their voices fade.

The children are laughing,

Running with their spades.

How lucky am I to be alive

I prayed.

Not ready

June 3, 2021June 2, 2021 buildpoetryLeave a comment

A pair of blue hands with wrist pressed together as their fingers spread wide and curl in different directions. Their nails are neon pink.

The day is bright,

But I’m not ready.

So I’ll dive under the blankets,

And pretend I’ve got all the time in the world.

Warm, warm,

How could I bear to leave home?