A Cry in the Wilderness - Exoteric Descent into Iniquity

Today I am sharing some social/political commentary - this poem is in the 'Visions' section of "Shadows on the Carpet".  A Cry in the Wilderness - pointing out what is going on.  Wake Up!  It is still not too late to turn things around.  Just saying....

For audio version with Chuck Berglund's soundscape click here

Exoteric Descent into Iniquity

Good manners and common sense

Are trashed as ineffective

photo art by AVR © 2013

Measures of controlled control

Replaced by political

Correctness masquerading

As concern or compassion

Inappropriate response

Touted as the ultimate

Non-empathic tool du jour

Un-emotive expression

Obtuse communication

Belie clandestine contempt

Synthetic salaciousness

Valid malapropisms

Conditioned complacency

Preclude imperceptible

Declining - descent into

Death of human decency

© Alice Vedral Rivera - 2006

Shadows on the Carpet - Section 4 - Fallen

The 4th section of my book is 'Fallen'.  I have tagged 9 poems for this section.  I am sharing 'Fallen Angel' and it will be the last poem in the section.  This poem was inspired by the photo.  I got out of the car and looked down and took a picture and this is what I saw- a gift from my camera.  I just love it when nature and my camera make the photo art for me.

photo art by AVR

Fallen Angel

  

In tears she lays

This straying angel

Drained of fervor

Unable to fly

Faded and cold

Like the fallen leaf

That floats on a

Puddle of water

In a bizarre

February thaw

© Alice Vedral Rivera 2011