The crowd gathered murmuring
A cacophony of incessant cicadas
Washing the shores of awareness
Caressing thoughts like pebbles
On the wet sand
* * * *
Eyes closed, body eased
Seeking solace, silence
On the busy shore
And there – amidst –
One eternal moment of peace
The canopy of shivering leaves
danced the light across her face
Waking up dreams of soft spring days
followed by warm summer nights
magical in their own way
Now culminating in whispered wisdom
each day shorter than the last
punctuated by bright and rusty hues
Soon the days of stark sleepiness
will hitch a ride on the coat tails
grounded fringes of color
Light askance and limpid
cleared of fluttering distractions
Even behind the
Darkest clouds
The sun shines
Bright as ever
And, even in
The darkest heart
Spirit shines bright forever
When I tell my story
there are parts
that you resonate with
And, as you tell yours,
I experience the same
As we dive deep into
into the stories
we discover it is
the same story
from a different angle
Our story…
a jewel, a many petaled lotus…
We each wear a beaded belt
of unique and shifting design
Every moment of our lives
a different shade
a hue of emotions
each cast
as a light-glittered glass bead
The unique beauty of you
With the noble intention
of soul to soul communication
Words and emotions drifted
through intricate filtering systems
Codified, classified, intensified
approved or laid to the side
• • •
Eventually, hearts speak
A row of strangers merges
into common denominators
Shared pain or laughter
mutual experience
seeps through filters
