Taste the Sky

Shall we taste the sky
You and I 

Get on our knees
breathe in the dirt

Not in a dress not in a skirt 

With our hands the shade 
gun metal gray 

Watch worms ply their journey
Ants on ant time 

Or lie on our backs
Watch heaven go by

Shall we marvel the joy
The beauty felt

As God in his wisdom
Reveals the cards that he dealt 

Shall we ponder a rose, 
a leaf or a twig

And wonder just wonder 
if we could take one little swig

To drink in the lemons 
drink in the lime

In this pursuit 
we don't bother the time

Not even a worry
With strife but a scar

The sun will keep calling 
Why you travelling so far?

But not distance we go
But depth in the now

Watching dandelion seed
Lifting its brow

Marvelling at the design
With God at the Wheel

Yet not drifting off
Keeping it real

When I chew on a bumblebee
And dance with the flies

I rejoice in this moment
Let the world go on by

Following the roots you may
Think that they are going somewhere

Yet they serve a master 
whose staying right here


Shall we taste the sky
You and I

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 2/21/2019 10:59:00 PM
A breath of fresh air. A satisfying style, Glad to read this one. Regards David in NZ.
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Date: 2/21/2019 11:19:00 PM
Thank you David - that one was a delight dancing through
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