The Poetry of Lisa Urban
LU
Dropped Blossom Smiles
Blooming tears
Vibrant and lively
Walk the empty world
Through the misty clouds
Plucked at their prime
Too young to grow
Too old to prosper
Left behind by the
Warm sun
Waiting
Waiting.
Waiting…
For the golden waves
To carry them away.
LU
Live Summer Breath
There is a place
A happy place
A safe place
A place free from the power
And fears of the outside
Kept safe by the mountains
Free to roam and explore
To find this place
We must believe
Close our eyes
Wish.
Full knowing that only a select few
Will ever get their dream
We wait…
Daylight turns dark
Clouds form
Leaving melted puddles
As time passes
The realization hits
And we know
That dreams, while fantastic
Are really just
Dreams...
LU
Traveling Violet Eyes
Radiant beams
Of fuchsia light
Penetrate the surface
Bouncing back
Hitting the ground
Behind the fence
All daylight dies
Those who try to
Imagine a better place
Can only find horror
Stay here
On this side
Where the air is clear
And the sky is free
Allow none to pass
Keep all away
Don’t break
Don’t bend
Just run
LU
Flowing Insect Winter
Sticky. Sap.
Falling. Leaves.
Muggy. Soil.
Hidden. Beasts.
Gruesome. Holes.
Darkened. Dirt.
Scared. Cicadas.
Hold. Tight.
Broken. Sand.
Wet. Landings.
Gloomy. Nights.
Forgotten. Earth.
LU
Crumble
Waiting.
Watching.
Listening.
What for
Will never be known.
Perhaps the sun
With intense rays
Pounding the ground
Maybe a weary traveler
Unaware of the deadly nature
Until it is too late to turn back
Or a second, third, fourth to emerge
Creating a colony
Controlling the plains
Will the battle ever end?
Will the struggle ever stop?
Will the mystery ever escape?
Only time will tell
LU
Dust
Desolate
Barren land
Nowhere to go
Nothing to see
Hills upon hills
of murky dust
Spring forth
Out of the filth
Emerges new roots
Inching their way
Creating a path
Living free
on sandy ground
Hoping to someday
Revitalize the Earth
and bring back
All those lost.
LU
Broken Amber Haze
Foggy clouds
Of amber breath
Hover calmly
Below branches
Of hollow bark
Waiting for the moon to rise
The sun to fall
The fire to start
Looking down to see
The woven limbs
Of forgotten souls.
With leaves of gold
And shadows of ruin.
Ready for the signal
To explode the forest
With one loud blow
Keeping nothing sacred
Nothing free
Speeding past
Creating wind
Sending chills
Through the thick
Dense air
In it’s wake
A haze will rise.
Allowing those who suffered
To live.
One branch
One limb
One leave
At a time.
A new world will
Grow.
And stories will fade.
Until one day
The disaster is
Only a broken
Foggy
Memory.
LU
Frozen Summer Harvest
Streams of consciousness
Floating in the sun
Chasing ropes of
Clouded heartbeats
Moonlight pulse
Pounds the surface
Breaking the limbs
Creating pieces of
Starlight
Shattering through
Veins of
Crumbled cliffs
Picked and savored
By the lips of
Our Shadows.
LU
Beneath Wandering Thoughts
Beneath bending trees
Lies a hidden path
Created with magic
With sunlight
With hope.
Take my hands
Hold me tight
Together we
Travel the world
Explore new places
Wander through the dawn.
Only the landscape
To be our friend
New feelings will arise
Calm happinss
Warm heartbeats
Pink love.
In the morning,
Clouds will form
Escape within our sights
Leap hills
Run free
Grab the ropes
and
Sing.
Sing of adventure
of longing
of the feelings we once shared.
Back when the land was new,
The sky was young
and hope was in our grasp.
Remembering the journey
of days past
And wandering the fields
Forevermore...
LU
Fallen Moon Drops
Oil on canvas - 32 in x 24in - 2014
Darkness Lingers
While Happiness Fades
Reflected shadows
Of violet and blue
Forever floating
Beyond the pool
Shiny Sparks
Woven like new
Fallen ropes
And hopeful friends
Dancing water
Above and through
LU
Wild Window Weeds
Oil on canvas - 28 in x 44 in - 2014
Dwelling in the corner
Far from any hope
Sitting in the shadows
Waiting for the rope
Balls of sprouted mildew
Glowing green mold
Weeds forever transformed
Beginning to take hold
Peer beyond the window
Out into the space
Wait for one last glance
Leave no single trace
Creep around the corner
Draw from what you see
Keep the world silent
Never to be free.
LU
Howling Black Bark
Oil on canvas -40 in x 32 in - 2014
Traveling through darkness
Ominous and black
Beyond the night trees
Waiting to attack
Crunching the leaves on the way out
Dangling from the top
Over, under and within the cave
Holding til one final drop
Hitting the ground, mossy and gross
Spreading throughout the Earth
The cave opens up with one loud roar
As the ribbons begin to give birth
Illuminated orange and green
Keeping pace with the sky
Dancing like fire and rain
Ready to take off and fly
Seen by no one,
Yet Creeping so near
Open your eyes
And face the fear.
LU
Early Snow Flowers
Oil on canvas - 32 in x 40 in - 2014
Blooming through the night
Keeping warm and clear
Open to the sun
Yet cowering in fear
Traveling the cliffs
From far and wide
Moving the ropes
With nowhere to hide
Nestling in the cracks
Above the snowy ground
Gathering their friends
In silent sound
Icy warm light
penetrates the moon
Leaving the land
All too soon
LU
Whispering Dawn Thunder
Moonrise, full sun
Adventures lie within
The dangling walls
Of violet mystery
Late morning, early night
Speaking loud
But still hidden under
Beds of tangled ropes
Quiet yells, loud whispers
Grab the bar
Hold on tight
float beyond the strangling walls
Frozen movement, speedy stillness
Winding down
Narrow paths of
Thundering dawn.
LU
Autumn Field Night
Hidden fields
Passing bends
Chains of rope
and sky
Trapped forests
Dark sunsets
Never asking
Why
LU
Listening Owl Journey
Blue sunlight from above
Golden moodrops
Forbidden love.
Trapped, stacked, towering fear
Orbs of madness
Steady and clear.
Looking under window traps
Jagged walls
Pieces and scraps.
Keeping secrets
Locked up tight
Warm perspectives
Held by night.
LU
Cold Dandelion Trickle
Flowing ribbons
Trickle down
Blue moonlight
Bends around
Hidden shadows
Growing waves
Shiney darkness
Wandering caves
Expand and melt
Flower and die
Trapped oceans
Surf on by
enough
