Sometimes
No, often
It is in asymmetry
That I find balance
And beauty
No, often
It is in asymmetry
That I find balance
And beauty
Category: Poetry
Convergence
All that is
Converges on a single point
Where all that is known and imaginable
Exists in the experience and imagination
Of a single sentience
Converges on a single point
Where all that is known and imaginable
Exists in the experience and imagination
Of a single sentience
Earth alone
Is home to billions of such convergences
Leading to this gesture of humility:
How can I know this convergence of mine
Is the best of billions
Or even any good at all
All I know
Of the billions of others
Is at best learned conjecture
Even with the most intimate knowledge
Thus am I both creator and interpreter
Mass ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #221
Heavier even than Earth
Yet I soar
A majestic dirigible
Yet I soar
A majestic dirigible
Laden with history
And regrets
Lofted by hope
And purpose
Levied by love
And compassion
Most days I carry the weight
Lightly, aloft
Some days I cannot leave the berth
Tethered, grounded
So I touch the Earth
Am grateful for its stability
That I always have a place to land
Rest, and free myself of burdens
Then breathe deeply
Filled and empty
I take to the skies again
Shoreline ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #220
Sooner or later
We all come to the shoreline
Beyond which lies a great unknown
A deep, unfathomable darkness
We all come to the shoreline
Beyond which lies a great unknown
A deep, unfathomable darkness
Most of us are allowed a choice there
To dive right in with more or less grace
Or cling to the land against the inexorable tides
No matter the choice, whether or no we have one
We are all, inevitably, drawn down into that great depth
I rather like to think a beautiful light awaits us there
Dig ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #219
Digging in the sand
Seeking delectable gems
Then steam and butter
Seeking delectable gems
Then steam and butter
tiny ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #218
How glorious am I
To be just one tiny speck
In all this immensity
To be just one tiny speck
In all this immensity
Tourists ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #217
Yea, though I walk
Through this valley of death
I will fear no hardship
Among these many tourists with me
While the road and the cafe comfort me
No shadow falls to Earth
But footfalls
Through this valley of death
I will fear no hardship
Among these many tourists with me
While the road and the cafe comfort me
No shadow falls to Earth
But footfalls
Point ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #215
The edge of earth
Harassed by sea
A shield of stone
Protects the land
And the people in its lee
Harassed by sea
A shield of stone
Protects the land
And the people in its lee
Locals and Tourists
On a cold blustery morning
After the night of hard rains
Dimpled the sands
The sky spatters still
After the night of hard rains
Dimpled the sands
The sky spatters still
A couple dares the ocean
To douse their sneakers
Which it will no doubt oblige
Her morning walks allow no thought
For the outcomes of such imprudent wagers
Just the waves the sand and the wind
Now on the homeward leg to shower and eat
Then off to work six days a week
At the cafe with its cliches and charm
Where she serves many a breakfast
To tourists and their soggy feet
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