NOW

Now

The landscape stretches 
 Her range out beyond sight
While notably 
Visible along the horizon 
   to the left and right,

She moves on away 
Dancing 
Into the traveling dimensions 
      of time 
Toward realms
Where language has yet to be
Any more than merely humming —
  And 
Any signals, any gestures of need
Proceed from essence — unleashed —
Feelings
Fleeing being bound…

To attach
To Sounds’ quivering frequencies
Streaming along their escape routes 
— always forward, outward
Prime to crisscross the heavens… 

Passing over fears’ attempts to reign…

Now, arrows fly fleetly
Following
The dancing landscape
Toward some unknown end points
Where Love outlasts all.




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(* 1 Cor. 13: 8- 12)

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Duke Beaufort

Date: 11/17/2024 5:18:00 PM

Sally, it's a privilege to read your work. You have a unique way to describe the situation we find ourselves facing as human beings. I read the comments you made below. You are really deep! Smiles!

Valsa George

Date: 11/15/2024 9:00:00 PM

This poem I feel is deeply metaphorical. Time stretches endlessly and the vistas too keep stretching. But the onward movement progresses towards a realm where there is no language except the language of love. I too wait to reach that realm. Great poetry and rich use of metaphors. So glad to see you back dear Sally!

Mike Bayles

Date: 11/10/2024 8:29:00 AM

A grand journey, indeed, and timeless. The ending is great.

Sally Eslinger
Date: 11/10/2024 5:18:00 PM

,ike, thanks for gifting me a smile.

Silent One

Date: 11/9/2024 10:39:00 AM

Your poem reads like a metaphysical journey, exploring themes of love, freedom, and transcending earthly limitations. The landscape itself becomes a symbol of the spirit or soul, stretching beyond sight, moving toward an unknown yet purposeful destination. Through fluid language, vibrant sound imagery, and the evocation of expansive space, the poem captures a longing for union with something timeless and unbound. It offers a hopeful vision of moving through and beyond fear, guided by love, an enduring force that transcends all.

Sally Eslinger
Date: 11/9/2024 5:39:00 PM

Well, Silent, you got it! The only point i’d add is, IMHO the “crisis” appears now to be worldwide, masses looking toward their familiar horizons (within &without) and feeling lost…(culturally, politically, economically, socially) lost… with, by faith a way to hold onto some community. Love U for your thoughts!