heart of the nightness by Maria Massarellasometimes
i wonder why God has granted me this extra time
gossamers me with threads of eternal
wake
my eyes won't sleep
a timeless melody spirals my being in a light i can't define
and were i to sleep
it follows me into dreams
is there again on waking
ethereal gentle celestialness
is this the music of love
the awakened kiss
the
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04/22/2009 Author's Note: the first line was obviously headed in a direction other than what followed ... i would and could edit the words the thought and yet have decided to leave it pure no matter what it conveys ... it is a reminder (for me) that when thoughts may stray, love & light are there to evanesce the shadows ...
from "Lithely" notes
Posted on 04/22/2009 Copyright © 2024 Maria Massarella
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 04/22/09 at 11:49 PM You start us on a path which we then can lead us wherever our imagination takes us. If God is in it it has to be good! |
Posted by Bradd Howard on 04/25/09 at 07:25 PM I loved every word. if we all could think that those times we lay in bed fighting for sleep were actually gifts from the universe for us to think and enjoy just being. thank you for sharing your words, they are lovely. |
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