“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein
Waning Gibbous
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Sable mantle dons
her saffron shoulders
Studded formations
shape vantablack velvet
as constellations
Portals of REM
bend earthen reality
unfolding possibility
Light illuminates paths
but, darkness reveals Truth
strength of heart
Waning gibbous tests belief
compels Us onward
in blind faith
preparing our just reward;
the waxing gift of sight
to see how far we've come
~
20th January 2018
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Indian Summer
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My heart winks you into permanence:
writing, sketching, reading
Whatever it is you are doing now
in dark-gray lead on plain paper;
no burgundy hues amber in light
cobalt blue for stark emphasis
or a thesaurus accompaniment
to redefine that which simply is:
A portrait in need of no retouching;
words perfect in formation
shaping Universal omens
sacrosanct souls amid pupils
Soon the crocuses will come
as madness skulking the brain
sweet smoke of morning hashish
and Spring in her nightdress
Hair clouding slate pillows of rain
smelling of furrowed earth and trees
~
© February, 2018
Bishop Peter
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Doorway to Spring
growing thing, splitting
tender shoots
soft, luminous
starlike seedling curling
from its meteor cavern
needing so little warmth
nebula heart prickled
gelatinous in dormancy
I lift nearer the offering
aroma puncturing me
sharper than stark branches
until I relax. . .
regain my earthly senses
~
© February, 2018
Lifetimes
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They say I knew you
before these brittle bones
formed in the womb
Your details were etched
into my subconcious psyche
before time was born
A double stranded helix
of spiralling DNA
beyond human memory
They say to me
in times of doubt
Validation isn't important
as knowing deep down
Nor should I worry
about proving
what already exists
But, instead, experience
each moment of Life
for what it is --
As children do
playing without proof
forgiving in Love
Before letting it go
so the next has room
to present itself
This, this is the only Truth
anyone need know
And all, through Lifetimes
we're meant to learn
~
© 20th March 2018