Morning rises
under clouded skies,
the longest night passed
in the slow turn
toward brighter days.
Aldebaran leads Orion
through the winter arc
as I pursue the star within
on the long road leading home.
Be of good faith my friend,
though we have far to travel
we are connected however distant,
following a light in the dark heaven.
photograph by Louis MacKenzie
Reading of “Dark Heaven” with music by Gustave Mahler, Symphony #4.
Sooo beautiful. Thanks Don!
Onward, my friend. Onward, with love.
…you are the star within; rising in the firmament of heaven… part of a great constellation, informed by the spirit of love.
Don, that star within you is a luminous one. Your path is a clear one.
Brighter days are here. Keep following the light. Beautiful.
And the dark heaven is forever shining and beckoning us home!
Dark Heaven: In one sense, I might behold Aldebaran as a Star Within that, like any star, seems to be a mere pinprick in the “dark heaven” of midnight. Yet, I’d be heartened, realizing that my beholder’s eye can keenly see, sans judgment, that Night is an innate darkness while our Sun is blindingly bright.
Thus, I CAN follow Light into dark heavens that then I’ll see as ever shining!
The Star within realizes the intimacy of our Being in these brighter evol.
So gorgeous to behold.
Although it is my journey to travel, it is reassuring to know there are others pointing the way and guidance like cairns on the trail. Thank you. Ed
Warms my Heart, Brother.
Exquisite. Thank you.
This is so poignant Don! Thank you.
We are connected. Following a light.
Forever shining.
Thank you, Don. You continue to help light the way. xo
Cor unum Via una.
One Law: steadfast and sure.
Thou art a voice that speaks for “Earth-treading stars that make dark heaven light.”