Marion Cole

Stourbridge, UK

Whilst receiving treatment in a psychiatric hospital , I found an inner depth of understanding that has given me great pleasure in writing poetry. If, by sharing my knowledge with others, someone, somewhere may find the comfort and satisfaction that I have benefited from by this expression of feelings, then my life will have a significance beyond any expectations.


Bewilderment

A crescendo of music stimulating translucent
colours mixing into one ...

A cry so faint, could it be laughter or a cry
of loneliness, lost in time

Startling white flashes of lightening
noiselessly streak across the eye

Dark space, mingle around looking for a
way into or out of the sphere

Bewilderment, music abound, colours rare to
be seen

Yet, still you are not here - not joy

Just bewilderment ...

How

When you put your clothes on do you ever pause
And stop to think how the cloth was made and ended up as yours
I just put my clothes on, I never stop to think
How the cloth was made at all, I never even blink
I just take for granted that it is available and there
Never thinking of the people who weave the cloth to wear
One day I did stop and thought about the material
That was woven in so many lovely shades
Wondering how the people know how to weave the cloth they made
Who gave them the idea, the idea we still use now
so I stopped and thought about a great many things
Not just cloth or cars or bricks or even wooden rings
Someone must have sent a message, maybe in the day or night
Then I thought about the time no one could read or write
I stood very very still, a frown upon my brow
For I still do not know the answer, I just wonder How

The Goddess of Rainbows

When you see a rainbow, what do you see?
do you see the colours in the sky or ignore the imaginary?
Is it so familiar that you accept that it is there?
Or do you see a reason that your mind cannot compare?
Will your eyes only see, things in black and white?
or do you understand the message that's plainly in your sight?
That life is full of different shades of red and blue and green?
If only people would open the mind of things that cannot be seen.
The love of life around you, the seasons of the year,
the message that is sent from God "My children, do not fear
for I am always with you, and if you tumble on your way
I will send a helping hand, to help you through the day.
Have faith that love surrounds you, someone will always care,
If the person is a stranger, remember I also will be there.
For the person I will send to you, will understand your pain
And that very special person will lead you to see the rainbow again".

All poems Copyright © 1997 Marion Cole. All rights reserved.