YEAH

It's no ordinary feeling
Inexplicable even
That kinda knot-tying,
tingling sensation-kinda feeling
No infatuation here
Simply a feeling
Like a splash of water
A touch of rain
A caress of the wind
blowing on one's face
          Yeah...
That's what I mean

We've  all experienced it
We've all felt it
and longed for it to last

If we could bottle up these butterflies
that flutter
If we could freeze all these melting hearts and
capture all the priceless moments -
The feeling no camera can hold
                   Yeah...
That would be something

If you could visualize it
What a beautiful picture it would be

Maybe we've caught a glimpse in twinkling eyes
and never-ending smiles that warm hearts and
touch souls for days...
                       Yeah...
It's that glow, the It-Factor kinda feeling

Think about it
Yeah,
It's Like That.

Written by: Rachael N. Collymore
© 2017

STAY

Through the shadows
in the corridors of hidden thoughts
and dreams where few find rest

Sleepless nights, many
Intoxicated by nocturnal's drug
arrests the mind to create

to touch the tip of its nib to
paperless scrolls of
ideas and dreams come to life

These musings gather
like fallen leaves
Burst free when eyelids shut
to open wide again.

Sing me a lullaby
Drift me to that happy place

Stay with me if only for a while
Stay with me...

Written by: Rachael N. Collymore
© 2017

In The Castle of My Skin

In the castle of my skin Oceans collide to meet the sea Kissing the shoreline of time I'm forever moving with the tide; its ebb & flow defines me Like an immovable force the spirit within drives me; Over the edge is limitless In the castle of my skin Worlds are endless I draw outside the lines of conformity, smearing on mediocre's canvas, I paint. For this skin is just my temporary home, for I exist - Beyond this. Among the trees and stars above In the wind that whistles in your ear and in the melodies the birds sing. I Am and I exist To Be... "​My writing process starts with some specific inspiration. Be it a thing, an event or an occurrence, once it captures me, the words and thoughts are formed. This particular piece was two-fold in that the title came first (usually I put a title after the poem is written). I read George Lamming's, In the Castle of My Skin many years ago - such an engaging read - but his title stayed with me. It's visual in its phrasing, but the weight of the phrase says so much more. So I wrote it down recently and began thinking about it and its significance to one's identity and the words came." - Rachael N. Collymore https://www.circleofpoetstt.org/poem-of-the-month/in-the-castle-of-my-skin-by-rachael-n-collymore

For Manchester

Time is fleeting
Last moments remembered
What we shared 
Seems so distant and forgone
Who were we then?
Screams of joy
Now screams of pain
Where were the signs
That this moment
Would be our last
Were prayers to God heard
Were souls saved                              
Was love found
In the dust and rubble
Did you hold your breath            

Did you exhale
The clock has spun 
Around and Around
Who can tell the time now
Such a fleeting thing
Who knows when?
Until...
Manchester.

♡For the fallen ones♡
         Remember                                                         

Written by: Rachael N. Collymore
©2017
23.05.2017


NB.No rights to images or copyright infringement intended (images sourced online)

Dance of the palm tree

Graceful with a gentle sway
The wind caresses - a light breeze blows

Elongated, stretching towards the sky
She dances

Poised in perfect form
The gathering of one, two, three
Down the lane, join in
Synchronicity.

Up and down, side to side
To and fro they go
Like ballet dancers twirl
On tippy tippy toes
All in a row.

Demi-pointe to plié
Swan-like perfection,
Palm after palm
Raise in salutation

The envy among the trees.

Written by: Rachael N. Collymore
 ©2017

My thoughts of You

Your ability is more than the labels we conjure or the definitions we ascribe

Your ability embodies your heart and soul, that spirit that awakens with new purpose with every feat achieved. 

These words were coined for you, 'Yes I can' and for every human whose uniqueness surpassed our limited understanding... This is for you!

To experience a world through your eyes
To laugh freely without inhibition
To defy all odds 

To dare the day
To step forward unafraid
To challenge all norms
To say one must be this way or the other, yet still 
You learn,
You grow,
You motivate,
You inspire
Us

To be more than the sum of our parts
To be in the now
To be better
Happy Down Syndrome Day & World Poetry Day!

Written by:
Rachael N. Collymore©2017

Fluid

Fluid

I saw her dancing

And like a smooth roller skater

He slid across to meet her in one swift move

To embrace her

And with each drop, notes splashed

Toes began to twitch and shoes began to click

As hips swayed to a beat that began to take form

A song, only they knew too well

Here it comes…

Spellbound to the music that evokes all emotions

Woooooo

The rhythm is in the dancing: Swoosh!

Here it comes…

[Randy Crawford croons, ‘Purple Rain’]

And she smiles as drops turn to showers

Her neck arches back in greeting, in surrender

Effortlessly, he spins her as the music takes over

Drawn to the vibration… a need…

To become fluid, to become one 

One note

One song

One dance

Written by: Rachael N. Collymore

©2017

- Circle of Poets' challenge: An ekphrastic poem -