Archer

Tension on fingers, drawn to face,
Eyes ahead, judging time and space.

A life in the balance, measured and weighed,
A breath no longer, will be taken this day.

Smooth release, as fingers relax,
Shaft accelerates, flash in time, looking back.

Heart of antiquity, a soul of eternal light,
Air through feathers, guided by ancestral sight.

One single shot, in this senseless time,
Remembered connections, awaken and we find.

That which once was, will always be,
The flight of an arrow, released and free.

(Stoic)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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May 23, 2012 at 11:49 PM
Beautiful! Very much enjoyed
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May 24, 2012 at 7:15 AM
Thank you Amy, I was fiddling with my recurve bow last night and could not resist writing this. - Stephen
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