
Ripples and Murmurs
Poet: Alireza Bemanian | December 19, 2025
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The ripples and murmurs,
the babbles and burbles, squishes and splashes,
skyrocket and advance, augment and uplift,
it is the standby girdles, slashes, and cinctures,
the restraints and corsets, which persist and stay.
The goblet and chalice,
the rims and borders, overflow and burst,
the captures and seizures, the instances and flashes,
zoom by and whiz,
the rise and soar constantly surge and soar.
Embark and board, lodge within the flow,
to depict and describe, portray and paint,
the summits of the excursions,
and the peaks of the glimpses and peeps,
the previews and hints.
surround and whelm, contain and exceed.
Then, the bonfire, beacon, and flare,
the rims and brims, and the bubbles and balls,
the patterns, shapes, and forms, precedents, plans, and models,
celebrate and inspire their bestowed roles.
The dropping rain and hail,
melodies of the fallen droplets, the soaring, rising,
and towering hum and thud, tinkle and clatter.
While, prudence of incarnation,
self vibrance, realizations and gestures,
foresee the moments, and foretell the seals
the emerging ticks, proxy pundits, and you to proclaim the deeds.
Not far to see,
the clank and rattle, the sweeping dashes and stampedes,
the retreats and flees, embark and board,
the trudge and thrust, the push and pound,
enfold and girdled combat and battle, to surmise the foresee.
Journey to console, portray and render, expose the disguise,
the pat, touch, and dash,
seek to convey, to gush and carry,
give and send, the essence and core—
gazes and glazes, stares and regards,
the sun’s rays always, enshrine and cherish,
revere and relish.
The goblet, the chalice,
is yours, burst and glut, no borders and adjoins,
the alchemies, passages, chapters and episodes
stun and daze, amaze and surprise.
Hits and clauses,
ratifications and approvals, motions and joys,
the assortments, ranges, and collections are yours,
ride the moment, master the ride.
Trips and convoys, visits and jaunts,
slips and lurches, the rolls and reels,
presage the sharing, spread the urges,
portion allotments, disperse the rations.
Ebbs and fades, recedes and abates,
reveal the moments, parade the context,
not winkle to ignore, intents and aims.
Mounting hills and trains, reward and repay,
loyalties of meanings, overture of the moments,
the fervor and ardor, the stop and pace,
cultivate and enrich, to foster and further,
bestowed and conferred, the encountered, living trail.

