Aglow in the Garden by CrystallineEssence, literature
Literature
Aglow in the Garden
Who are we, but sparks on the water
fading lanterns dipped in light
the wall curves around the garden.
at its base, stones where they sat
contemplating ritual smoke
we are not here
we are dispersing
the lanterns are aglow in my eyes
but I cannot see clearly in between
where the darkness gathers, night bunching its skirts
as a dancer spinning
I weave nets in the garden
i weave days into sound
we are aglow in the garden
we are silver light shed softly upon the ground
I would beg you for just one cent of love,
a penance worth, if one might be so kind
to give me leave to speak my heart, you'll find
a moment's worth is all I need
to float me on this harshest ocean, sometimes
just one whisper can lift me along
on tomorrow's bow, driven by forward motion
and a tempest of change; I am lost, surrendered, avowed
and trapped, my heart a deep road of winter;
fallen, false standing, I am adrift in snow
in search of stars, a desperate distant glow,
hidden, dimmed, their light misty now
and shifting; so I beg for love--
just a second's worth. My heart can take no more
than a fragile dose, enough to firm
Well practiced masters.... by CrystallineEssence, literature
Literature
Well practiced masters....
we are shards of ourselves
splitting wood, contradictions
unnamed places
dark inertia
confident ignorance
and the illusion
of peace
we are well practiced masters of laughter
holes and homelands
unasked, unquestioned
valued only in sums of love
which win us nothing
no trade for extra minutes
no moments reclaimed
no happiness earned