From an outlying locus…..
visible to any ostensibly nearby beholder…..
A lone figure…..
appearing to kneel in prayer
comfortably offset on right knee
perpendicular to Sol and Luna
breathing rhythmically with the silentious Neap Tide
Traveller serenely appreciates his sacred littoral
Traveller balances ‘tween asomatous borders
of intertidal foam and sandy resolve
of reflected auras and mirrored fantasies
of whispered isolation and penultimate quiescence
of obsidian solace and diamond armories…..
His is a fleeting, perfect moment of Tranquility…..
Lingering oceanic breaths
tickle his dusty brown fedora
all the while…..
his dangling saddlebrown & silvered locks
sway harmoniously with
overhead wyverns
all the while…..
each heartbeat
belies
a deep longing…..
Of all his scars
quixotically hidden and readable
most are healed
thankful of his youthful outlook
some are healing
bandaged by his patient outpost
very few abide
unchallenged
only One remains
purposefully painful
Leaning forward
reverentially releasing
a handful of sandstars from their tidal sanctuary
mindful of this interruption
yet proceeding apologetically
Traveller once more…..
temporarily caresses his stage
embracing disparate sandgalaxies
in his other hand…
He then gently profers
Eternity and Infinity
both now within his newly unshielded grasp…..
weighing both against each other…..
…..which is more powerful? Infinity?
…..which is more freeing? Eternity?
…..and slowly releases his hold on Forevers…..
Scarlet shifted sandgalaxies waterfall at his left…..
Teal infused sandsouls cascade at his right…..
Luminescent tidal bore swirls below…..
Replenished crystalline karma, for
each sandsoul travels not Down, but To…..
O what unfathomable Grace
was attendant
when each unique grain of sand
within this entire cosmos
was created with
equal care
equal compassion
and equal
Ease……
Diurnal tide, Proxigean tide, Spring tide
Always returning to polish, reassure and honour
each and every sandsoul
Traveller is but a single orb on shore
on a universal coast
traversing a fractal pathway of desires
Perhaps now is the time to seek Mapmaker…..
for She is the cartographer
his searching soul must locate
so as to add
a new legend
to his
diary
Thriving, silent pauses exist for a reason…..
between entwined heartbeats
to listen to passion…..
between unbearable solitudes
to heal loneliness…..
between passionate words
to magnify imaginations…..
between relationships
to rebirth romance…..
There can be no greater destiny
than to seek out
the infinite sighs of the Universe….
…..and from the shoreline,
…..his distant beholder…..
Wyvern sheds
an opaline tear of Patience……
…and slowly releases his holds on forever… beautiful lines all, but this one, gets my vote…
It moves slowly, rhythmically to the finale… very nicely arranged.
Thank you for such wonderful words!
…to listen to passion…to heal loneliness…to magnify imaginations… What a serenity filled with hope and wisdom. Words that bring along to a whole new journey.
Thank you! Still journeying and discovering.
This is Beautiful writing! I love it!
Thank you!
Thank you for your recent visit to my site. The Eternal Dragon is never lost by flying thru each cycle of Forever Time, always remembering and never forgetting the love brought to it……. in its never ending flight.
Thank you for such beautiful words!
Magnificent! That is all I can get out. I have been sickly, but your words here gave me a boost of wonderful energy filled with awe and fabulous imaginations. I just had to say so.
Thank you Angel! Just GET BETTER, even if means a trip to CERN to run ‘rings’ around Higgs Boson particles and leave them loopy!
~Greg~
Perhaps if I understood the ‘why’, forgiveness would be easier. But ‘easier’ is not what forgiveness is about. My role was….intensely supportive. Perhaps …too intense. An apology, to me, must be heartfelt, sincere and … honest. Freely given, without fear of disappointment if rejected, but with the internal awareness that the apology IS true. Never simple, yet ironically, never complex either.
Not BS at all. And I asked the best/right question, and received the worst/wrong answer. Yes, I am cryptic, but remember, I am still shy! I will only say that the cost to ‘follow her bliss’ was far, far too high.
This was breath-taking, epic and tugged at my heart with sadness. A dragon’s heart is twice as strong, yet twice as vulnerable for being so sensitive and sincere. There is truth to be found within it. I’m sorry that yours has been so scarred. Forgiveness is not about the other person, you know. It’s about freeing yourself to leave behind the fetters of the past…There is almost never a good answer to the question “Why”. And even if there were, it might not be good ‘enough’ – even if you understood it, it would probably still hurt…until you either cultivate apathy (not likely from what I’ve seen of you) or decide to let it go, banish it to the mists of memory only and remove the anger, resentment, emotions that are so tied to it. Please forgive me if I am overstepping any bounds. I do not mean to preach or come across as condescending. But I also do not like to see others in pain. :-/ I truly did enjoy your poem. Very much.
Thank you again. True on the ratio of heart to pain. Scars heal though, but often leave messages, perhaps truths, in their wake. Why has been replaced with far more interesting questions, such as when, who and where! And no, you are not overstepping boundaries! I thank you for reading my poem and especially for your always insightful comments!