Phantasm

painting by Tes Teach 

Phantasm

“Give air to the phantoms of art, and all those

dreams that would be so beautiful if they could

come true.”--Luigi Pirandello.

When introspection is employed,

we can see those things

unseen by others;

like faith,

which is a cornerstone,

a stanchion

that provides a sturdy base

for our panting pursuit

of spiritual/personal/cosmic

truth.

Truth is yet another unseen

vagabond that manifests itself

under many guises.

Past lives, after life. the future--

these are all nothing but

rambunctious wisps

of imaginative dream mists--

yet they can be viewed clearly

by your Higher Self.

Emotions are conniving catalysts, unseen 

powerful phantoms, whose influences, edicts, 

and machinations are acted out by every one 

of us; with                                      every breath,

coloring                                   every moment.

It is postulated that Earth is one of the only 

planes of existence where emotions are

allowed to be expressed.

Those among us who’ve encountered aliens

always report that the extraterrestrials seem

to have dead eyes, like a shark’s, devoid of

emotion.

Midst mountain meadows,

Sasquatch can be heard, but it

is rarely ever seen.

Glenn Buttkus

Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub MTB