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Thursday, December 12, 2013

...In the hands of the maker




These feet trodden benumbed
enslaved by the weight of the load
loamy earth no longer soft , supple ,
forgiving of cold tender feet


the pang of crystalline frost heaves beneath winter moss
as if walking barefoot on frigid rocky ground


each step taken in effort to draw nearer ,
apportion the distance between a place once so close ,
                                and yet ,
                                now the distance appears so wide


the gravity of the metaphysical makes me weak in the knees
                               I drop down and kiss the wintry ground
                               knowing all my cares lie frozen far below 


the scent of burning sage
                                and
                                sweetgrass permeates the chill ,
                                smoke rising like mist into the mystic


a healing smudge carefully brushed with reverence ,
an abounding LOVE cleansing in this earth ,
                                the atmosphere stirs ,


                                I feel the muted words'                                                             silence emanating in the air


... knowing I’m not a stranger in the hands of the maker



© Harlon Rivers ...December 9th, 2013



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