Beauty of Cataclysm, Upon Setting Down the Pen, Oceanside, Abandonment

Remember Matt Forrest Essenwine’s delicious apple poem from our Fall Treats trio? He’s back with 4 more little gems.

Beauty of Cataclysm

Image courtesy of Mullerian Duct (flickr.com)

Stars swell
engulfing
their planetary children;
a massive radioactive flood
of hydrogen & flames, screams
death in millions
countless lives,
cultures,
collective
history
lost.

I like how they twinkle.

Upon Setting Down the Pen

I crafted a poem
the finest penned;
lilting, soaring,
speaking to souls
of lovers & life,
broken hearts & death.
Exhausted, elated,
I looked
upon my work
and mourned.
My creativity had run dry, never to return.

The next day, I wrote something else.

 

Oceanside

“Night Surf” courtesy of TechSavi (flickr.com)

The tide rolls in, the tide rolls out;
the ocean’s mighty fingers reach
toward the sandy shelter of
a home upon the bending beach.

As starlight shimmers, stirred about
beneath the breakers, could it be…
the lone, unending shoreline longs
to find its home amidst the sea?

 

Abandonment (a haiku)

Sparrow sweetly sings
melancholy melody;
her mate, on the ground.
A voiceover artist and commercial writer, Matt Forrest Esenwine has had several poems published in numerous independent collections, including Metamorphosis Publishing’s Visions, the Tall Grass Writers Guild’s Seasons of Change, Assisi: Online Journal of Arts & Letters, The Licking River Review, and The Henniker Review, among others. Matt is currently seeking publication of a collection children’s of poetry; however, one of his poems will be included in the forthcoming children’s anthology, “I’m New Here.”

 

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1. Poetry Friday: FOUR new poems at YARN! « Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme says:

   November 30, 2012 at 12:23 am

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2. Iza Trapani says:

   November 30, 2012 at 10:04 am

   I love your poems, Matt! The last line of Beauty of Cataclysm really made me smile. Such a nice juxtaposition. And Oceanside is sheer beauty.
3. B.J. Lee says:

   November 30, 2012 at 11:37 am

   Love your poems, Matt. Upon Setting Down the Pen made me laugh. So true! As creative people, maybe we all share these small bereavements upon completion of a project. I also have this when I finish a good book, never believing I will find another one just as good. Lol
4. Matt Forrest says:

   November 30, 2012 at 1:37 pm

   Glad you liked them, Iza! And many thanks to YARN for their support…I truly appreciate it.
5. Matt Forrest says:

   November 30, 2012 at 4:00 pm

   Thank you also, BJ! I had a feeling that poem would resonate with at least a few people.
6. kathy brodsky says:

   November 30, 2012 at 6:02 pm

   I’m a huge fan of Matt and his wonderful poetry!
7. Kerri says:

   December 3, 2012 at 1:40 pm

   Thank YOU, Matt
8. Violet N. says:

   December 6, 2012 at 9:23 pm

   Glad there’s always a “next day” for squeezed-dry writers.

   Also love the whimsy of the shoreline longing for a home. Congrats on the home for these here!
9. 2012 – Looking back « Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme says:

   January 1, 2013 at 12:04 am

   [...] The Young Adult Review Network (YARN) published several of my poems in their online [...]
10. Matt Forrest esenwine says:

    March 6, 2013 at 2:13 pm

    Thank you all for your comments!
11. Nicole K. says:

    April 18, 2013 at 7:53 pm

    Upon Setting Down the Pen…sometimes I feel like my brain is fried and I can’t think of anything else too!
    It’s nice to read a relatable poem.