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The winter sycamores rise
like roots of snow
through the smoky filigrees
of tree lines. They shift
over the pale-rounded trunks
of the fields-- flare up into the sky
as bright dreams of wings
through the low running clouds;
their tips twisting
toward the star-fire behind
the veil of what seems
the edge of the earth
they are anchored
yet, floating
all the same--
like weathered bones of swans
on a mirrored lake--
like the shapes of our souls
toward the end
of a long, suffering season.
Wonderful, as ever. Weathered bones of swans: magnificent! Shapes of souls toward the end of a long, suffering season: very thought-provoking. Perfect images to usher us into Lent.
ReplyDeleteYes! Here is to Lent...may your Lent be blessed. Thanks Nancy for your always kind words and insights.
DeleteSo beautiful, Cynthia! I love the "bones of swans" as well, and the "star-fire behind.". You always help me to better see how God speaks to us through nature. What a perfect meditation for Lent! I love the starkness of Lent. How perfectly God timed Passover so that one day, we would celebrate His Son's Resurrection in the glory of spring! Isn't He wonderful?!!!!! And so are you! Thank you for another "word painting." Many hugs, and prayers for a blessed Lent!
DeleteCynthia, I've been missing your poems! Thank you so much for this one-lovely, moving, deep. Your poetry is a feast for my soul!
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting and intricate piece. The weathered bones of swans on a mirrored lake - the shape of our souls- the twisting ... It seems right to imagine our souls as having shape and form, and indeed, after long-suffering, the soul can feel just this way: anchored yet floating. You do well to give voice to this human experience.
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