My Poem “Viva Ibiza!”

Every morning,
as I greeted the new day,
as I looked to the horizon,
as I saw the light of the sunrise
flow over the mountains
and the roofs of the houses,
as always, I was in awe...
every morning,
as I walked the coastline,
as I listened to the sound of the waves
of the ocean going in and out,
I saw, I heard, I felt the energy
of the cosmic poetry around me
touch me, inspire me, and rejuvenate me...
every morning,
as some of the revellers of the night before
still remained sitting upon the sandy beach,
as the echoes of the beats
of the entrancing music continued
to linger,
I witnessed life, people,
attempting to revive and reset themselves
so that Summer's cycle could repeat,
just as it is always expected to...
every evening,
as I returned from enjoying and embracing
the experience of being where I was,
on an island of both beauty and infamy,
I always looked forward to looking out,
just as the light of the sun
touched the waves of the sea,
as the perpetual celebration of life carried on,
and as I closed my eyes I said to myself
what some may only express
silently with a smile
when they find themselves
in a paradise-like place
where anyone can do
what they want to do
and where anyone can be
who they want to be:
"Viva Ibiza!"

Flashback #3: My Poem “Step Back” (January 30th, 2010)

“Step Back” by Mark Hastings is a poem Mark wrote and originally published on his blog http://poetauniversalis.wordpress.com on January 30th, 2010 ● Buy Mark a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out Mark’s merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

Flashback #2: My Poem “The Great Attractor” (January 30th, 2010)

“The Great Attractor” by Mark Hastings is a poem Mark wrote and originally published on his blog http://poetauniversalis.wordpress.com on January 30th, 2010 ● Buy Mark a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out Mark’s merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

Flashback #1: My Poem “Time Well Spent” (May 16th, 2019)

“Time Well Spent” by Mark Hastings is a poem Mark wrote and posted on his website http://MarkThePoet.Me on May 16th, 2019: https://markthepoet.me/2019/05/16/my-poem-time-well-spent/ ● Buy Mark a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out Mark’s merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

My Poem “Love/Life”

Love is a roller-coaster ride
of ups and downs...
Love is an adventure
of heights and depths...
Love is a storm of emotions...
Love is a sacrifice, a leap,
a promise, a bond, a mutual connection
and a commitment to journey
somewhere with someone,
or with something,
that cannot be understood,
nor undertaken, alone.

Love is a beginning,
Love can be an end...
Love can be the making,
Love can be the breaking...
Love is what happens
when you choose to take a step
into the unknown with someone
who you feel something for you
beyond the limits of just being friends...
Love is about giving, receiving,
caring, listening, learning,
appreciating and not taking
for granted what you see,
hear, and feel changing, evolving,
and perennially blossoming.

Love can be tested...
Love can be lost...
Love can be mended...
Love can be harder to define
and to put into words than anything,
because Love is something
that seems so simple
from the outside looking in
but which, in reality, is more complex
than the answer to the meaning of life.

My Poem “Universal Translation”

We all go through life
looking for connections...
we all venture far and wide
searching for similarities...
we all journey to places
hoping to make some happy memories
and to have some fun...
we all trek, voyage,
and ultimately discover,
the deeper that we dive
into the relationships
that define the human adventure,
that the frontier of understanding
is one that is infinite.

I always find it amazing and fascinating
when I meet someone who speaks
one of the same languages that I do -
especially when there is also
a meeting of minds that
instantly and naturally occurs...
I always feel fulfilled
after talking with someone
who I might have just met
who immediately recognises that
we have something in common
by the recognition of something that I am wearing,
because the near effortlessness
of our communication reminds me
that we are all meant to find people
who we can give back to and can give us
the best of each others worlds.

I have always been hopeful
and optimistic about the future, the world, the universe,
the possibilities of everything and everyone...
I have always formed bonds with
fellow enthusiasts of the same things,
the same places, the same areas of interest,
the same sources of escapism and enjoyment...
I have always known
that the only way to find commonalities is to use
the means at your disposal
to look beyond what is going on
around you
and follow the steps
to where people like me
wait to be found and reminded
that they are not alone...
I have always believed that
what and whom we choose to engage with
influences us in ways that cannot be quantified,
but the more that we meet and talk
with others who just want to
make the most of what fills them with passion
we find that we share a dialogue
that will forever be a gift
of universal translation.

A Poem A Day #628: The Comeback Kid

“The Comeback Kid” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘The Comeback Kid’ which was published in 2023 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

A Poem A Day #627: A Light in the Dark

“A Light in the Dark” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘The Comeback Kid’ which was published in 2023 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

A Poem A Day #626: Why?

“Why?” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘The Comeback Kid’ which was published in 2023 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

A Poem A Day #625: The Runners and Riders

“The Runners and Riders” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘The Comeback Kid’ which was published in 2023 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw