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Epiphany: Light and Water
At mid-day,
while the wildish wind hums
and the trees keep slow swaying time,
the Sun likes singing
an intense, but gentle song
to the Lake of Hokkaido;
for she listens with deep appreciation,
absorbing his vibrant yellow tones
as they call forth
the deepest green of trees,
the most brilliant blue of sky,
the warmest glow of gold,
until she is filled
with warm, clear light.
.
Then, glowing with gold,
resplendent with green,
radiant with blue,
she proudly reveals
her bottom of mud and stone,
her shape,
her depth,
in a tranquil, undulating song
that tells of her joy
at finally being known.
.
And in this duet
of peaceful,
passionate resonance,
Light and Water
find themselves more splendid
in each other.
.
.
This poem was written for One Shot Wednesday at One Stop Poetry–Where Poets, Writers and Artists Meet. To read more poets and submit your own work, connect here: http://oneshotpoetry.blogspot.com/2011/01/one-shot-wednesday-week-28.html
Posted by Karla Stewart Okala on January 13, 2011
https://karlaokala.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/epiphany-light-and-water/
Awakening Romance: Light and Water
A night of cool reflection
brings the Lake of Hokkaido once again
to this moment
of patient anticipation
when the gallant Sun
pulls himself slowly
over her mountains
and with quiet knowing
of the places that need gentle awakening,
touches her lightly,
first here,
then there,
until he sees
the pale pink blush
and tremulous ripples
that encourage him to climb higher
and peer into her more deeply,
pulling from her inviting blackness
shades of indigo, orange, and gold.
.
She loves the warmth of him
that penetrates beyond her reflection
and moves her to sing again
of the heights of mountains,
the whisperings of trees,
the secrets of limitless sky
.
She loves his light
that moves her to reflection
and deepens the peace
of her darkness.
Posted by Karla Stewart Okala on January 13, 2011
https://karlaokala.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/awakening-romance-light-and-water/
Views from the Wilderness 