and other realms of fantasy and sci-fi
Another old poem. This is a short one from a couple years ago. It’s a bit edgy, but I like it.
Of Chess and Life:
Oh how comforting and peaceful
To be enslaved by the dance
While pondering the next move
Within its’ world entranced
.
Heated with passion
Ruthlessly cold
In defensive fashion
Aggressively bold
.
Predicting in vain
How your plans will unfold
Ridiculous pleasure
Agony untold
.
Nikolay Terekhin
I wrote this poem in March of 2020. Some time has passed since then, and I have grown a lot. Both in skill and in character. There are some things that I would change about the poem to make it better, but I’ve decided to share it unaltered. Let it serve as something to compare my more current poems to.
The point is quite simple – it is a reminder that sometimes you need to slow down and live the moment. Be present where you are, and see the beauty in the world around you.
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I walked along a winding path
In tense anticipation
I saw a bench, and moved on past
No time for static contemplation
.
“I needs must know what lies ahead”
My rationale dictated
It rang so loud within my head
All other thoughts were faded
.
I felt uneasy and perplexed
And both my hands were shaking
At every turn I was so vexed
My will and body almost breaking
.
The trees were rushing past me
Like walls on left and right
My breath was ragged – ghastly
Each step became a vicious fight
.
At last, there came a breaking point
I could not carry on
I felt a flame in every joint
All of my strength was gone
.
And then I fell, in agony
Submitting to the wind
It seemed a dire tragedy
With rage, my heart was filled
.
I lay there, empty, flaccid
Ready to despair
The dirt, it felt like acid
None of this felt fair
.
Then I let myself release
And simply lay in waiting
And out of nowhere, I felt peace
My pain and wrath abating
.
I saw a world of beauty
Around me, everywhere
Remembering my duty
I breathed the fresh, clean, air
.
It filled my lungs with fire
It gave me strength and life
I stood again, but higher
Forgetting all my strife
.
I turned around and shuffled
Looking all around
I was completely baffled
By what I had just found
.
I realized the green and blue
The branches and the stems
I saw the world completely new
As filled with precious gems
.
And then I found the bench again
And entered its’ embrace
It was to me a good old friend
Reminding me of grace
.
-Nikolay Terekhin
Flittering, twittering, flapping its wings
Whistling, bristling, gaily it sings
Clicking and beeping my camera pings
Sending my subject away on its wings
I got a few photos of a bird. I only had a couple seconds for each shot, so I wasn’t able to get a good crisp shot with the focus set properly. Looking forward to improving and catching good shots of birds in the future.
I can fight a great war, and lose every battle
Ride a mighty steed, and fall off of my saddle
Sail across the ocean just to watch my boat sink
Pilot an airplane just to crash it in one blink
Build a reaching tower that crumbles in one day
Plant a fragrant flower that withers and turns gray
Lose all my money, all my fortune and my fame
Attain no achievement and deserve no acclaim
Become shriveled and withered, crushed, broken, and lame
If all of this happens and you love me the same
Then my life is not worthless and hope will remain
– Nikolay Terekhin
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