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The Allegorical Cave

@awakenedphilosopher-blog / awakenedphilosopher-blog.tumblr.com

There is a gap between words we use to identify all things and feelings and ideas. It is the job of the poet, and of the philosopher, to fill these gaps. The reason we can do so is because we understand that the words are merely the vessel for the beauty found inside of everything. Ideas are true power. I write this blog because I love writing, and this is a place where I can share my work with others who share my ideals. All work here is my own unless otherwise stated, and if I do reblog something I will generally add something, like a poem to a picture I reblog. I hope you enjoy what you find here. If I can make one person smile each day, then I've accomplished my goals. Thank you (All works posted here are my own unless otherwise stated and are licensed under a creative commons license)
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Take a Pause

Do you ever pause just to look around? marvel at the beauty of these Earthen sounds? 

the sways of the trees the cries of the birds the whistles of leaves the sweet smell of herbs

the warmth of the sun as it caresses your face the cool touch of the wind that just can’t be replaced

the clouds floating lazily through a mostly blue sky all this beauty inherent in the symbiosis of life 

so do you ever pause to just look around? you might be surprised by the beauty you found 

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Starlit nights

A twilight sky Without a moon The stars shine brightest Sole lights in view All of space wide open Reaching towards the beyond Promising eternal wisdom Should I enter the fog Yet one thing holds me back A string tied 'round my heart Holding me like gravity As it has right from the start So tell me dear which way to steer Show me the path most right And guide me through that spacey fog Into those starlit nights

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Post it note

For all the good in my life For the love that we have shared All the smiles beneath the sun Gentle fingers in my hair For all the kisses gladly given And the hugs which I've received I thank you here and now For reminding me to breathe

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Pitch black night

My heart is torn What can I say My heart pulled ever Two different ways To stay with my known Or to believe my heart's right Which path should I follow Towards that pitch black night With no compass to guide me And no shore in sight Which way should I turn In this pitch black night No granted guidance No choice more right Will you ask me to follow you In that pitch black night Will you ask me to trust you Will you ask me to fight Because only for you Will the world see my might I'll tear down all walls Shine as the sun, bright And when all's said and done I'll stand by your side For you are my all You are my sole light Burning bright as the day In that pitch black night

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Alone and abandoned With hope, love or friend Stranded in a sea of despair When will this end All I have seen What little I know Disappears to the sea Helpless, I watch it go

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A Sailor’s Lament

oh a pitcher of cider may well make me merry and drive the cold from my bones but the warmth of a woman is by far the greater when it comes to warming my home and home how I’ve missed it these long years away my seafaring heart grows weary so I leave this to you, you brave younger lads and head home to see me my deary

Now listen close men, I’ve a story to tell you may know it for you’ve lived it, too the ocean is calling, pulling us far from land but home calls our heart sure and true yet fear not young lads, you’ll be home soon as soon as the journey is done and you’ll take your pleasure wherever you can be it spirits or a spirited one

so make merry your lives, out there on the sea sailing through freedom so blue and when you grow weary just raise up your glass and sing this song to your crew it’s the only thing that we have to pass on the burden we’ve borne through these years take pleasures now, for they’re naught to last and then go home and find a love, true go home and bid the ocean adieu 

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post my first guitar piece in a while...lose followers lulz guess I should probably post more frequently for you guys...

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Please

I shed a tear when I awoke today..,

For the silent loss of promised hope disappeared behind a puff of smoke just a blink and the moon was gone.

A slow caress traced down my face and my heart soared into outer space; a shooting star now no more than a memory. 

Please, my love, don’t leave. Please, my love, come back to me. 

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Lost without we

it's just like a dream that I can't remember or a warm spring day on the first of december it's something that just won't reoccur for me despite my souls pitiful pleas for though I kneel at my judgement day  brought down to my knees by this absent sway my tears drowning out shattered dignity I find myself lost without a you and me I find myself lost without we

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My present absence

it seems that no matter how much time does pass my feelings for you are determined to last though you set me down now years ago and I've been absent your love for days untold still when I see your smiling face I rediscover what I once embraced those feelings I felt, that one true love you are gone now, but the feelings still come

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Unconsciously unconditional

I promise on this day that I Shall henceforth strive to ever abide By the love you've woken in my heart Until the day I fall apart And when I'm buried six feet under Resting in the arms of eternal slumber Know that always I dream of you And those magic days when you made dreams come true.

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Soul to Save

I've cried many a river but the bridges I build keep crumbling down piercing me with small slivers that somehow cause me to drown nothing I can do to escape the torrent I"m nothing compared to those waves I strive to be a better person but I no longer have a soul to save

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"Riding On A Train Through The Foggy Night"

The fog is so dense, he can’t see past his nose And he wonders when he’s old… will he regret what he chose? With nothing to look at, and his phone’s battery dead He finds there’s simply nothing to do but get trapped in one’s head.

His mind wanders aimlessly, as the train rumbles through the night Tripping over memories he worked to keep out of sight And as he’s reminded of thoughts he normally would try to ignore, The banality of his existence makes him feel like a bore.

His hopes and his fears; he knows they’re nothing new But they’re the only ones he has, so what can ya do?

Sitting in the dark, his head against the cool window’s glass He tries to remember it’s all temporary, and lets the fog pass.

one of my favorites since back at the start, this guy is a gift to the poetic arts...

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