j.e.ridpath

Joined December 2022

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"No mud, no lotus" - Thich Nhat Hahn

Author of "a curious dream", available now on Amazon: https://a.co/d/1JgqhMd

Blissful, euphoric

Moments; self-destructive storms -

In poetic form.

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Peel Back My Layers. Runner-Up in Villanelle Challenge.
Peel back the layers of my fire-blistered skin — Religiously anatomize my body and mind; There, you will find both virtue and sin.
By j.e.ridpath2 years ago in Poets
Brilliance Breeds Madness
It is said that brilliance breeds madness, And those minds are the most delicious; (Finger licks, cold eyes flicker darkness.)
By j.e.ridpath2 years ago in Poets
A Prayer for Winter Solstice
Flow — oh so gently — into fading light, And embrace the soft luminous darkness; Rest, rest thoroughly, through Winter's long night.
By j.e.ridpath2 years ago in Poets
Girls, Interrupted
The pen feels foreign — Gently resting in my hand. I examine it: Let it roll along my palm, Hold it in different ways —
By j.e.ridpath2 years ago in Poets
Nature's Divinity Within Me
I am never left without wonder, As I wander with her spirit. My time with her is always sacred: A journey into the depths of me.
By j.e.ridpath2 years ago in Poets
The One Where Alice Loses
Part I Chameleon lurked, Alive and alert, Amongst jungle shadows And blue moon silver-lined Thunderclouds — lounging languidly
By j.e.ridpath2 years ago in Poets
I've Seen Madness
She met me on a thousand nights of winding roads, riding cloud dragons dancing in fire, breathing ice into my veins and coal into my soul — night
By j.e.ridpath2 years ago in Poets
I Saw Rainbows
I saw rainbows for the very first time, The first time I ever saw you see red Such intensity I’d never seen, when you saw red,
By j.e.ridpath2 years ago in Poets
I Am Louder Than You
A cacophony of noise in your head, I am screaming whispers that haunt your head — A swirling hurricane, with skies of red.
By j.e.ridpath2 years ago in Poets
I Swear
I swear I was a Mermaid in another life: The way sea foam memories crash jagged rock strife, And with sea salt spray haunting reflections of tears,
By j.e.ridpath2 years ago in Poets
Lullabies
As I walk down this dark and lonely road, I am engrossed in thoughts: of lotuses in mud, of the impermanence of clouds,
By j.e.ridpath2 years ago in Poets
Khao San Road
Suzie - blinks blinks blinks - Her Neon tubes, Yawping for Lost People to join The Circus of Nomads Who seek - Infinity in the Finite,
By j.e.ridpath3 years ago in Poets

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Peel Back My Layers. Runner-Up in Villanelle Challenge.

Brilliance Breeds Madness

A Prayer for Winter Solstice

Girls, Interrupted

Nature's Divinity Within Me

The One Where Alice Loses

I've Seen Madness

I Saw Rainbows

I Am Louder Than You

I Swear

Lullabies

Khao San Road

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