Michael Keshigian
The Silent Poet
In the beginning it must have been
that the Neanderthal
emerged from his cave
early one day
into a cold and ruthless world
and noticed for the first time
sun’s reflection glistening
upon lake’s surface serenity
between twin peaks
of a snow covered summit.
And speechless
as he might have been
for images never seen,
he fell to his knees
and stared mutely,
unable to excise
the swell in his soul,
realizing
each morning thereafter
would speak differently.
A Sign of Spring
White light infiltrates darkness
beneath the window shade
a few minutes earlier each morning
and its assaultive manner
marks the celestial revolution
against those January dawns
that bid us drink
another hour’s worth
of indulgent gray sleep.
Behind those shades
on roads laden with salt
next to the matted lawns
of brown and green patch
over the stripped branches and naked twigs
and upon mud soaked driveways
this light seeks out corners
of winter darkness
with an urgency that beckons
a healing of inflicted scars
that frigid days and ice cleave.
And as Earth’s ugliness is exposed
like the inappropriate starkness of lion cubs
devouring their prey
we stare
despite its disagreeable nature
to imagine again
the magnificence that will come.
Michael Keshigian’s tenth poetry collection, Beyond was released in May, 2015 by Black Poppy. Other published books and chapbooks:Dark Edges, Eagle’s Perch, Wildflowers, Jazz Face, Warm Summer Memories, Silent Poems, Seeking Solace, Dwindling Knight, Translucent View. Published in numerous national and international journals, he is a 6- time Pushcart Prize and 2-time Best Of The Net nominee. His poetry cycle, Lunar Images, set for Clarinet, Piano, Narrator, was premiered at Del Mar College in Texas. Subsequent performances occurred in Boston (Berklee College) and Moleto, Italy. Winter Moon, a poem set for Soprano and Piano, premiered in Boston. (michaelkeshigian.com).
The Silent Poet
In the beginning it must have been
that the Neanderthal
emerged from his cave
early one day
into a cold and ruthless world
and noticed for the first time
sun’s reflection glistening
upon lake’s surface serenity
between twin peaks
of a snow covered summit.
And speechless
as he might have been
for images never seen,
he fell to his knees
and stared mutely,
unable to excise
the swell in his soul,
realizing
each morning thereafter
would speak differently.
A Sign of Spring
White light infiltrates darkness
beneath the window shade
a few minutes earlier each morning
and its assaultive manner
marks the celestial revolution
against those January dawns
that bid us drink
another hour’s worth
of indulgent gray sleep.
Behind those shades
on roads laden with salt
next to the matted lawns
of brown and green patch
over the stripped branches and naked twigs
and upon mud soaked driveways
this light seeks out corners
of winter darkness
with an urgency that beckons
a healing of inflicted scars
that frigid days and ice cleave.
And as Earth’s ugliness is exposed
like the inappropriate starkness of lion cubs
devouring their prey
we stare
despite its disagreeable nature
to imagine again
the magnificence that will come.
Michael Keshigian’s tenth poetry collection, Beyond was released in May, 2015 by Black Poppy. Other published books and chapbooks:Dark Edges, Eagle’s Perch, Wildflowers, Jazz Face, Warm Summer Memories, Silent Poems, Seeking Solace, Dwindling Knight, Translucent View. Published in numerous national and international journals, he is a 6- time Pushcart Prize and 2-time Best Of The Net nominee. His poetry cycle, Lunar Images, set for Clarinet, Piano, Narrator, was premiered at Del Mar College in Texas. Subsequent performances occurred in Boston (Berklee College) and Moleto, Italy. Winter Moon, a poem set for Soprano and Piano, premiered in Boston. (michaelkeshigian.com).