To live beside the sea
is to be with change,
the tidal rise and fall,
the night sky dark with clouds,
when suddenly the dome opens
and the Milky Way arcs
from pole to pole
with distant suns shining,
softening me into forgiveness
as the hard edges dissolve
into the depths of darkness,
released like a falling star.
Ah….softening me into forgiveness…that is the key…….brilliant, Don!
Good one Don….thanks for providing the vault of sky and stars, clouds and sea…..
Beautiful, Don, thank you.
That release does feel like a falling star! The brief flash, and it’s gone.
My Gratitude comes from my Love and first I had to Forgive myself to once again Love myself. My Gratitude to you, Brother, for you passion in sharing your poetry.
Intimacy comes to mind in my gratitude for this poem, Don, and for the night skies I was privileged to know intimately, as I navigated by their trustworthy direction from Great Britain to New Zealand. Thank you kindly.
This is Gorgeous.
Thank you…
Beautifully flowing motion in this poem Don, thank you brother!
Well wrought, maestro!
I love the way you connect the psyche to the physical world. That is magic!
I can feel Waldron in this and can’t wait to be in the magic there.