all the silence
and all the completeness
of an uncharted space
the darkness
the roughness
softened by the layering of accumulated dust
time lies thickly about
us
thickly
ticking
passing
absently
and then sometimes
completely
thoroughly
and utterly
making this
a place to wish
and sometimes
to dream
of worlds
turned outwards
and inwards
all referent points obscured
the cartographer
acting
out of kindness
and then also
as if
there were a gift
to give
i was listening to music called "like pictures" by brian eno and jan peter schwalm when i wrote this piece.
8 comments:
Inward, outward, mapping in a new way, without borders. That is what I want!
And hugs to [guerilla] Shaista, and you.
There is something very moving for me in seeing how you use the immaterial treasures of light and silence and darkness to map this connection between two of the most beautiful souls in my blog world, you and Shaista. Thanks for this. Once again, I come to your neck of the woods in quiet expectation and leave in contented gratitude.
I go with Ruth, Sir Steven. And i love "Roughness, softened by the layering of accumulated dust."
Great post! Love it!
JJRod'z
The contrast of how time moves (in our perception) really spoke to me.
Thanks, Steven -- for this, and other kind, thoughtful words.
Your golden leaf looks like a little goldfish swimming in an autumnal pool.
quietude, serenity, silence, and your words - all gifts
Steven, I can't believe this! You dedicated a poem to me? You dedicated a poem to me!! Well, this is a special year for me, no doubt about that :)
I admire you so much, the way you live, the way you write, so I am truly touched and very very chuffed with myself ;)
It is beautiful - too late to show the Dear Parents tonight, but they will be very excited when they read it tomorrow...
A poem by Sir Steven, for Shaista.
shaista - i'm honoured to have the privilege of writing about someone as strong, brave, gentle, and good as yourself. thankyou for your generous comment but really, in writing this for you and about you i hope that i managed to convey something of my admiration for you. steven
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