Monday, August 22, 2022

Heaven and Earth

Unenhanced.


Did you climb again the hill behind the barn

with mortality on your mind ?


Did you see it, the long braids of cloud and light

connecting Laurel Ridge to the canopy of heaven ?


Did you hear it, the tympani of thunder

passing to the north where the dark gathers ?


Did you feel it, your child again upon your shoulders

and the whole of Earth beneath your feet ?


And did you learn once more what beauty is for ?