Born of the earth
To shine beneath the sun
Feel of the air
On my skin now basking in the breeze
Being a mortal
Keeping my soul within
To grow and drink of sweet waters
Thus bringing infinite goodness.
Years pass by
And changes the grid
Bringing in changes in mind and body
To dwell upon its countenance
Waking up in sweet aspirations
Welcoming change
My soul draws full breath
Upon the sodden ground
Making a wish so sublime
In sadness and in happiness
Did I ask for too much
Or did the divine bless me so
For oft in introspect
I remain at the mercy of my feet
Taking me to distant lands
Which once I read in books
The clouds above me hang low
And the sky opens
Giving way to a light
That light I did perceive .
Categories:
empyreal, angel, blessing, christian, confidence,
Form: Free verse
In ghostly skies a stellar glow
from erstwhile stars of long ago
that shone with splendor ere they died,
perchance were wished on starry-eyed,
still haunts in heavens’ spectral show.
We gaze with wonder from below,
amidst our scurries to and fro,
at panoramas mythified
in ghostly skies.
The winds of fame and fortune blow
with sound and fury fiercely, though
our life be ebbing like the tide;
for death o’er all shall yet preside,
unfathomed as the cosmic flow
in ghostly skies…
~ Harley White
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Poetic inspiration ~ Article: Stellar ghosts reveal galactic origins…
Our sky is blanketed in a sea of stellar ghosts; all potential phantoms that have been dead for millions of years…
We are awash in the light from long dead stars, each contributing essential ingredients to the universe that are necessary for life. Credit: Hubble
Categories:
empyreal, appreciation, death, inspiration, life,
Form: Rondeau
Earth orbits 'round the Sun;
Elliptical, her path.
Equinox, twice yearly,
Evolves September, March.
Ecliptic plane of Sun
Eclipses it with Moon...
Enchanting earthly view.
Sandra M. Haight
~3rd Place~
Contest: Pleiades E
Sponsor: Kim Merryman
Judged: 09/21/2016
Rules:
One word title starting with Letter E.
7 lines all starting with Letter E
describing or depicting the title.
Each line has 6 syllables.
Categories:
empyreal, earth, moon, sun,
Form: Pleiades
From this empyreal kiss of glory
My soul desires never to wake up...
Beyond the touch of His garment
I am drawn closer to that embrace...
An embrace that keeps getting wider
The more I seek to be enwrapped...
Words can just never convey my awe
However much I try to express...
This life I have is far less than a token
Compared to that which is peeping...
O that I may always in this realm
Behold these promises forever true...
My heart stretched beyond limits
And will just never know ill bounds...
A blinding radiance like a million suns
Lightening the path of this heart...
Leading me still to that Unimaginable
That my understanding can never contain...
And I just would never dare to go back
To where all is nothing but darkness...
For I have met with that impeccable Light
Whose shine is brighter and forever...
O from this empyreal kiss of glory
May my soul never wake up!
Categories:
empyreal, heart, kiss,
Form: Free verse