Under the Distant and Heavenly
her secrets
coming undone
there is a type of preservation
that comes with being tightly bound
over-shadowed
by a sky alight
vapoured with lemons
charred with peaches
a la flambé
there is little time
for a child of the earth
to glisten with dew
before she expires
from over-exertion
petals fallen
from reaching
beyond her grasp
her glistening waned
forgotten and ashen
under the cold, dark radiance
of the distant and heavenly
Feed on Minuscule Things
dainty feet
upon compact sand
pressure, small but felt
by the smaller creatures
of the near-deep
they share kinship
with Aphrodite
but not her form
both, born from shell
destined to be consumed
like the courtship
of Hades and Persephone
tides cut existence in two
the warmth of the sun
comes with the day-horror
of beaks and clam-diggers
until the fickle moon
returns the heavy blanket
cold, wet, and dark
then
the smaller creatures
of the near-deep
feed on even more
minuscule things
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No two physical manifestations
Embody the Tao
Like air and water
Quenching and giving breath
By merely being present
In the beginning we were immersed
We knew no other existence
We moved as water moved
There was no one way, no another
Always at one with the Tao
Then we learnt of land
In comparison water was soft and impermanent
Land offered solid footing
With the sun above, direction
Choice, duality
We did not escape the water
We brought it with us
It lies in every cell
Much like the teachings of a kind master
Remains in the heart of his pupil
Now to air …
The softest of thing
The quietest of thing
Invisible … heard and felt only on the wind
Wielded by the hand of time
Like water, invincible
No mountain is invincible
It is a façade
With time, water, and wind
All will be made small
The master understands
Remains soft, supple, and present
With no eye to ends
Existing for the life
That surrounds and flows through her
As such greatness flows to and through her
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Under the Distant and Heavenly was first published today.
Feed on Minuscule Things is published in Monsters, Avatars, and Angels.
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