Flow of flutes
Beat of drums
Glide of strings
Instruments played
Notes to melodies
Melodies to harmonies
Moving towards me
Ears not only
But my pores
Hear the feeling
Of ancient times
With divine perseverance
We blend
Boundary lost
Vibrating as one
Am I the music?
Is the music in me?
In this space
Unquestioned freedom
Peace
Gently resides
Inviting me
In
Held
Rested
P’haps even saved
Bringing
Flow, rhythm
Resonance
To my being
Being alive
Being here
Flat as crisp clean sheets
Artwork courtesy of Nathan Sawaya
Photograph compliments of Erin Elizabeth Young
Wild Awakening African Safari : Spear headed by abstract artist, Erin Elizabeth Young and founding member of Olasiti Orphanage and community center, Shelly Wolfe.
Spring came and she was but a bud,
Full of eager promise.
Green in every torturous way
Simply daintiful and delighting.
With the summer heat
She strengthened with turgor
Resilient to the power of the beaming one,
Enriched by each dawn.
Now with the sun distanced,
Shadows and chilled air govern.
She flaps and fights
Hanging on with brittle stems.
Bursting or bruising
Colors brimming,
Amber to terra cotta
And every shade between.
As departure arrives
Her cabaret is at its height
Her glow, her draw
Never greater, never stronger.
Either gentle float
Or sweeping dive
She brushes downwards
Landing with crisp grace.
Piled in with company abundant.
Crumble awaited
To merge once more,
And merrily feed Mother Earth.
Graced with elegance
Layered in riches
Brimming with fortitude
Aged to perfection
Truest of treasures
Never an acquisition
Always a revelation
As embedded with precision
With dignity and resilience
With acknowledgement of meaning
A life lived well
Shows through with beauty
The human no different
Whether wrinkled or lame
The gleam of beauty
Will still break though
Live with inquiry
Don’t follow like sheep
Walk against the crowd
Walk the path less trodden
Look within, look around
Answers come of asking
Make room for knowledge
And every wrinkle will hold a story
Fear not the running of time
Welcome
For it brings sustenance for renewal
Perfect just for each moment
So grateful this heart
For knowing this treasure
For knowing the guardian
For having so ‘aged’
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And be sure to see today’s post, ‘The Mature Rose’.. inspired by Annie Lennox.
Here’s big thank you to David, my challenger, who by nominating me for this challenge has helped me be a better blogger. His blog is all about being a better physical you so check it out at https://chapeblog.wordpress.com
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