The Way Light Changes
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("Incantations", 2014, original pen and ink and acrylic)
The Way Light Changes
There are times when the very fabric of reality
changes; alters, loosens and expands,
and for that matter times when it tightens and constricts.
The former leads to bliss and joy, confidence and clarity,
the latter to claustrophobic anxiety.
The expansion though is worth focusing on
as the ties that bind relax
triggered by something as simple as a look or smile,
a dose of some powerful entheogen,
nature’s beauty or unexpected wonder,
a series of musical notes unlocking the forgotten,
the ethereal vibe of a New Age bookstore
full of synchronistic possibility,
a museum holding the secrets of the world
and creative output of humanity,
the sacred space of church and temple, archaic ruin
old growth forest, open desert, mountain top
centered on a solitary cushion….
Everywhere we turn
we meet the opportunity to confront
the numinous
in both the obvious and sublime.
Everywhere we go
there is a window and door
that hinges both ways.
Even when life becomes familiar, stable and secure
there is always a moment waiting
to catch the eye, engage the heart, open the mind
and bring us to a different light.
(11/10/23)
Copyright © James Moore | Year Posted 2023
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