Cerulean Monster

47 poems in this constellation.

Poems gathered under “Cerulean Monster”— a small sky of related work. Read in sequence, or jump by orbit. A constellation is less a category than a field: recurring images, repeated instruments, familiar storms.

It’s like magic, The sound of her voice compels him. It’s like magic, As he falls deeply in love. It’s like magic, He dares not repel her love. It’s her magic.

Mortality To Man

Once upon the past; Before the creation of time, When Man was null, And gods were all. An incident occurred, One sign of an emergency. Then arose the elders, A meeting with the judge named Creator. He

A leap, in faith, can bring a change, Responsibility will differ- may be hard to take. So, in pain, we feign an image, Which veils away our damage. Do we want to be well? To live a life away from our

Back in the days when kings go to war, Death and time were the fiercest of them all, Kings and warriors fell by their swords As they all faced death equally, And their empires consumed by time. Unstop

Lamentations Of The Poet

My faith is fading, I’m growing weary, In hope- I feign, Even when nothing’s clear. I’m in despair, I see life as evil, This is what I fear, I should blame the devil. Trouble surrounds me thus, Failur

(Resembling twilight; dim light) Yesterday was a day like no other, It came with plans and a long list of desires and wishes before it began. A single turn of the event makes us sour; It all started w

(A state of nervous excitement) I began to love her smile, Her eyes, how they shine? I'd love more of her wine To fill my belly like butterflies. No, I won't whine, But I'm often shy, Just stay here f

(Youth; innocence; inexperience) I binged the wine you brewed Still, I wanted more. Never enough; Let me have more, Even when I'm drunk, Don't stop the pour. ∞ ∞ ∞

(Frank and simple heartedness; friendliness) In the dead of the night, When babies sleep, And the watchers keep, There roams the grizzly beast, Around the Damsel's inn. He gave a stance of creep, As h

(Ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas) There's a shadow from my past; One that binds me fast. The cord that links us one, Is deeply rooted in my heart. It keeps ha

(Supernatural or Spiritual) I hung my coat And took a walk, The piercing cold Bothered me not at all. I faced my fears, And I tremble not. I am naked, Without a coat; Don't be deceived By my nakedness

(Feelings/emotions waiting to burst out) What lies behind the closed door of a smile Screams freedom from the demons within. The lack of spilling water That would slip through the gaps Or the hinges o

(Someone who is ungrateful; derived from Hanun from the Hebrew Bible in 2 Samuel 10) Earplugs on Or just a simple turn, Music volume high Or just a simple shrug, Every means possible, Just a sign to i

(A memorandum summarizing a discussion, agreement, or action) You once flew upon the wings of passion That drives men mad, You were the queen every heart admires, Your staff entices the eyes And capti

(To add to, support, or uphold) I said to my pen; Enough for the day, I need some rest, My phalanges ache. A response from my brain; We're just getting started, There's a line about this, Oh, don't fo

(Courageous spirit; determination) When I got tired of life; I asked; why? Life was not mine to give It's not mine to take, It is a gift; Given to me by grace. If tonight I find a reason to hate my li

(An unexpected or indirect benefit) He who finds love Finds a beautiful thing, He whom love finds Has the gift of eternal life. ∞ ∞ ∞

(To feel sorrow; repent; regret bitterly) You're fun, I'm not. We are two opposite pole Made of the same flesh and bone. Still, I'm ready to let go. You're like a bird that glides free, For me, my cav

The Cerulean Monster

(The Sea; Ocean of consuming/divine love; Love) I went to a place; The birthplace of tranquil, I saw a mighty beast; A giant that once scared me. It solely feels serene, As the moment enthrals me. The

(A bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon) The night is cold, To your love, I’ll hold. The day is hot, You calm my thoughts. Winter deep, Sunny sky, Autumn morn, I see your eyes, I hear you

(The hypothetical initial substance of the universe from which all matter is derived) I fell in Love With Love. I was once lost, But now in love found, Unto your charm- I fell, You said; come hither I

(A feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation) In the heat of the day, I covered my shame, The sun scourges sore, Still, under the blanket, I'll lay, Clothed in a dark garment, Farme

(Partial or complete loss of sight occurring especially without an externally perceptible change in the eye) Trying to escape the dark, You ran into the room Turned off the lights You hoped the ghoul

(With all one's might) The flowers of a rose plant look beautiful, The colours are captivating, The folds of her petals like a saree in style, In her fullest bloom, her fragrance is compelling. While

(Everlasting; eternal) It has always been a true love's kiss that ought to wake the beauty From her long sleep. In our own story; There's been a plot twist, The prince fell into a deep sleep, As thoug

(An action for the recovery of goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained) Tell me a tale; A story of how love came like a rushing wind swept me off my feet and upon its chariot, I rode. Tell me a

(A vision; dream) Horns on a dog, Furs on a bird, Feathers on a fish, Scales on a cat, Wools on a worm, Madness all around- we ignore the signs, We have been forewarned. The gall of honey, The sweet t

(Everlasting) The voice of the wind Screams loud- praise to the King. Night and day run the same race; Night passes the baton, Day receives it and gives it back to Night, On and on, through ages. The

(Brought back; revived) After healing all diseases; They expected more to receive, True healing wasn't what they seek. After bringing the dead to life; His life, they denied, The tree of life pierced

(Delay) When I was a kid; I used to dream of the day where her smile will be genuine a continuous flow of joy, where she won't resist the outburst of her pride. Before she greys far, Probably before f

(Seriously; now let’s get serious) The uproar of laughter fills my hunger, As I dine upon the comic table, Of the fable that hunts my game, In return for a giggle on my plate. After dinner, the party

(Halo; a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth) The light of love shines, Compelling my darkness to cease, If darkness ever had a wish; It'd be that light never exists. The wind of

(Flourish) A piece of yesterday remains, A fragment we can't shake; Don't be deceived; Moving on doesn't erase the mistakes, It's learning to sprout in the rain While the mud becomes a fancy stone, A

Chargé d'affaire

(An ambassador's deputy) The king sent out a decree; Calling beggars from all nook and cranny Come ye, come feast, There's a grand wedding, come, have your fill. Here's the royal verdict, Converting b

(Uncertain and reluctant) I don't claim to be a saint, Nor claim to be wise, My stain do I hate, But my foolishness I can't deny, The more I try to draw a sense from the foolishness of my wisdom, The

(Birthright) Esau was right when he said; "I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?" Right doesn't always make Truth, He could scarcely see past the momentary hunger that builds his tempo

(Miracle) In search of a phoenix amongst the ashes, Hoping for a rise indeed, Looking at the clear blue sky, Hoping for an Eden on earth. Cloud's forming slowly to send you inside, If the storm hits,

(Soon after) The creator of time Has given to us all a gift; The night he gave us our being. To some, he gave ten, To others, at most thirty, Some are given fifty, To some, seventy, A few, ninety, Ver

(A slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance; an effigy, image, or representation) Do not eat the forbidden fruit, It is fine; says another. They bend their will to yours, They sacrifice th

(The state of being dressed in a careless, dishevelled, or disorderly style or manner; undress) Ask from the fallen; The signs they ignored, The warnings about the pit ahead, They wore pride like sati

(A sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or weather) I remembered every moment From the night before; The kisses you gave, The cuddle we make, We cosseted like babes, If it were a dream, Suff

(A great fuss or disturbance about something very insignificant) My phone rang, I rushed to pick it, There was no call, No one on the other line. I live alone, Maybe it's my mind, I went back inside,

(An environmental cue, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock) Hold the clouds to the west, Let the rain pour on the earth; Hold the sun to the east, Let its rays, the gra

∞ ∞ ∞ Thunder and lightning Kissed in the clouds, They made love And gave birth to raindrops. Let's dance in the rain And play moonlight's game. Tis dark, but the sun is shining, Not the same sun of t

∞∞∞ When we suffer a great loss And trouble dines with us, When our days turn dark Before our grave arrives, When loved ones die And close ones leave us behind, When heartbreak becomes a norm And rela

∞∞∞ On this ship-- our home, We sail through life's stormy sea, With our crew-- we're family, Committed; we stay through this journey, We commune in unity, Through the storm and turbulence, We cope an

Remind me of my sins; Known or unknown to me, Not so I can perish in guilt- But so my heart can rejoice in this; That you alone can redeem. Remind me of your grace; That saved me from the grave, Not a

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