Clouds lower,
geese cry,
rushing tide.

Eagle flies,
sky arrow,
daylight wanes.

Root descends,
trees pulse,
autumn falls.

Soul settles,
rain-soft earth,
dark comfort.

 


                                      photo by Willard Walch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading of “Rootward” with music by Gustav Mahler, Symphony #2

 

 

 

5 Responses

  1. Don, good images. Have you been getting help from that voluble Mike McCauley? Don’t become overly dependent.

  2. Stunning photograph, earthy images, and I love the drop I experience in reading the poem -as I start and then descend. It is truly ‘Rootward’ in structure and experience. Beautifully articulated, Don! And it lands on the perfect day.

  3. Yes,purification occurs and in due diligence the heart so naturally enters Her expansive quest going deep and growing to receive all.
    Thank you Don,your words are magic.

  4. Rooted and settled on and In Earth with You, Don, along with our Forever-Friends here weekly, is a privileged pleasure highly prized. Thank You Muchly, Nobly Steadfast Friend!

  5. Hey Donny this one is a keeper. Like Ms Brenda noted, we feel “the drop.”

    There’s a fine bit of motion in this one. What makes it work for me is the motion is all in the same direction: down, or “Rootward.”

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