Eternity
How do you catch
the shape of a raindrop
before it falls?
How do you catch the essence
of love
in a word?
how do you feel
eternity
without surrender?
how do you feel
bliss
without being free?
what is freedom
if your spirit sits still?
we are flow,
water streaming down
rushing mountain-sides,
wind blowing through whispering
forest-leaves,
this is the ecstasy
which moves my soul
to freedom.
I am the movement
in the moment of stillness,
my breath rippling through my empty thoughts,
my body existing without the need for stress
or tension:
I am loose, I am free.
I am the sweet wind's melody
echoing through the rustling trees,
I am the bubbling water
above a tadpole's kiss,
I am the stealthy lynx
slipping secretively
through the arms of the trees,
I touch all, but none can keep me.....
how do you catch
the shape of a raindrop
before it falls?
how do you catch the essence
of love
in a word?
I am the eagle
soaring over limitless space
I am the child's echoing laughter
which never fades away,
I am the embrace of a mother,
of infinite love.
I am the sky which shows us endless joy,
I am the Earth forever giving love,
I am the connecting power
which links divine and mortal:
without us, infinity could not exist.
We are vessels for light
reflecting each other with joy,
illuminating the soft darkness,
opening our arms to the wisdom of the womb.....
how do you catch
the shape of a raindrop
before it falls?
how do you catch the essence
of love
in a word?
Copyright © Hilary Davies | Year Posted 2006
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