The mystic well is dry!



I have but the memory of stars
Only one year gone but still you fade
A tiny red shack seemed my castle
floating in the Milky Way
 
Profound silence, a symphony
miles away a wolf howls
Morning cracks the sky , ignited
the Mesa burns with possibility

I shoo the wild horses from the yard
I collect their bones in a bucket
they are scattered on the brush
like sacred constellations

shall we go to the mushroom fair
shall we dance with ancient hippies
tripping on Golden Teacher
and visit one of 1000 shrines?

The well is dry. The well is dry!
The sirens break our world
We watch our crops wither
the neighbor shot a water thief

Goodbye mystic dust bowl
I trade my chickens
for a tank of gas
and I leave wonderland

About this poem

I was living off the grid for a year on a farm in the wilderness. It was a spiritual shockwave for me. The realities of climate change soon brought me back to reality however.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on November 09, 2022

Submitted by Missirislamar on November 09, 2022

Modified on April 16, 2023

43 sec read
2

Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX AXXA XXXB XXCX XXCX XBXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 717
Words 144
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Iris LaMar

A poet from birth, surrounded by unpublished volumes, I reside in Southern California for now. But who knows for how long. more…

All Iris LaMar poems | Iris LaMar Books

1 fan

Discuss the poem The mystic well is dry! with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "The mystic well is dry!" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/146135/the-mystic-well-is-dry!>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    3
    days
    12
    hours
    39
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    To be, or not to be: that is the _______
    A answer
    B doubt
    C question
    D choice