Wednesday, August 17, 2011

moonlit


a space
lit by
wished upon stars

in the small eternity
i traverse
in an instant
between the world
of my imagining
and the world
of my living



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something has happened.
the moon lit up the room.
God knew about it

tomas tranströmer



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13 comments:

  1. *August 17, 2011 at 3:19 AM

    The distance between us and the moon feels like a small eternity.

    I like how you capture that distance between imagination and reality in this. Well done! And the Transtromer quote, a bonus.

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  2. The Weaver of GrassAugust 17, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    Oh yes, steven there is such mystery in a starry sky.

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  3. DeborahAugust 17, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    Beautiful...

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  4. PaulineAugust 17, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    oh, those wished upon stars!

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  5. ellen abbottAugust 17, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    the small eternity of our lives.

    I don't always comment steven but I always read.

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  6. JoAugust 17, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    You are so right, Steven. There is an eternity between the world of imagining and reality. How special and rare it is when they intersect.

    Beautiful thoughts.

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  7. stevenAugust 17, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    terresa thankyou. i love transtromer's writing and it sparks me to think closer to the thinking i'd like to think. steven

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  8. stevenAugust 17, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    weaver i have been on my back for the last nine evenings looking at the stars and they leave me speechless and awed. steven

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  9. stevenAugust 17, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    hi deborah and welcome!!! thankyou. steven

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  10. stevenAugust 17, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    pauline can you imagine gathering all the wishes that have been cast upon the stars. steven

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  11. stevenAugust 17, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    ellen - i'm totally good with that. steven

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  12. stevenAugust 17, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    jo those are the moments i feel we are born for. steven

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  13. TitusAugust 17, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    Wonderful timing steven - I walked outside my back door last night and looked straight at a shooting star that lasted seconds. And the moon and stars were incredible - sometimes it's a completely 'other' light.

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