The Cow Jumped Over The Moon!

We Can Dream but.....................................................................................

Billy is being silly again,

howling at the moon

as though that man

up there gives a s**t.

 

No, I say focus upon

the drier earth

below your feet,

planted firmly

on the ground,

where saplings

grow to become

stout, sturdy oaks.

 

Save dreaming

for the poets,

whose fucked-up

minds let them

spew emotions

in thick congealed

vomit words,

that dry

in sour smelling

stanzas

upon virtual

pages.

 

Live life

to the full,

breathe

each and every

thought.

Feel each and every

feeling

as a sensuality

of ripe peaches,

a rose garden

filled with the aromas

of sweet pollens

and soft petals.

 

There make your bed

and lie on it

forever.

 

20/06/19

Author's Note

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahaha i love this my friend ... spew me emotional baggage vomit ... projectile vomiting .. for me your theme in the main is to live our lives in the moment .. forget writing about it .. one could say the same thing for all the arts ... save taking that snapshot .. painting that tree .. put all that stuff aside and "BE" ... but you and i both know how important words are to us ..how the aim is lofty .. to be true .. original.. depictive and explicit ... alas ... such a dilemma ... as i sit in my now and write this review to you ;) love and peace ... i like your poem a lot!
E.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you kindly 'E'. And yes we both know the drug we are addicted to!

[Einstein Noodle]

i think i love you man! :) in a manly way :))))))))))

[John Alexander McFadyen]

lol!!!!!!!!

[Hayley]

This was not where I expected this to go. I understand the need to stay grounded, but those of us who hope to one day make a living in dreams and looking up for the man in the moon also understand the need to let the mind wander. Still, there is definitely something to be said for living life to the fullest and being someplace in the real world instead of just going there in your head and making up a story surrounding it.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I guess balance is the key. Many thanks for reading and making comment Hayley.

[gram linski]

Great poem, dude loved the third stanza, didn't you use that as a review, lol, Billy is not silly, howling at the moon is a great past time, he will have plenty of time to decompose

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Hey I taught that f*****g Newfoundland to bark! Now he howls at the moon? Cheers bro!

[LE Berry]

Fantasy and reality...its at the core of every poet as he meets his desire to write his heart.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed so and we are stimulated by one another. Many thanks LE.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

especially like the third stanza....someone needs to clean up the mess....

j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Not going to happen anytime soon me thinks jacob. many thanks.