Just For A Moment, Rest
Oct 10th, 2009 | 9 responses
SIGHT
Land can look
deep purple,
cobalt blue
from far away…
but up close,
it is surprise green,
with browns,
and slashes
of clay red and
hansa yellow.
Sometimes souls
are like that too:
long view,
short view,
so different in color and tone…
yet exact same soul.
How war-ready
the mind can become,
when demanding
only one true view,
insisting all ground
be immoveable,
and sky always
poised overhead.
This way! Only this way,
I tell you!
But, the kite says otherwise.
Clouds are under
her wings,
and the ground
ever moves for her,
snapping open,
wrinkling, winking and rising,
stones fall a-clatter,
boulders crack and thunder,
bones roll,
flowers fan,
vales sink,
creatures jump,
water drops
shatter
… and on.
Nothing is still.
Nothing remains one set
of colors only,
not a mind,
not a body,
not a land,
not a sky.
Even in sleep,
the tiny dance
of the heart
continues,
parts of the body
go bluish, then blush
roseate,
back and forth,
back and forth
all night long.
________
CODA:
The poem “SIGHT,” ©Creative Commons Copyright, by Dr.C.P. Estés. Rights to others include permission to distribute non-commercially as long as the text carries all original words in full as well as this notice of author’s name, and rights accorded.
Regarding the PHOTO: I found the artist of the beautiful photograph above: The photo is called “Volcano Valley.” It is © by Nancy Newell, Traditional copyright, All Rights Reserved… and she says it “was taken in New Mexico from Highway 550, looking southwest toward Cabezon.” Thank you NN.
9 Responses to “Just For A Moment, Rest”
[...] SIGHT Land can look deep purple, cobalt blue from far away… but up close, it is surprise green, with browns, and slashes of clay red and hansa yellow. Sometimes souls are like that too: long view, short view, so different in color and tone… yet exact same soul. How war-ready the mind can become, when demanding only one true view, insisting all ground be immoveable, and sky always poised overhead. This way! Only this way, I tell you! But, the kite says otherwise. Read more: Just For A Moment, Rest [...]
What a beautiful way to start the morning. Thank you, Archangel.
Thanks Dr. E.. . . i opened the Sounds True catalog last week and noticed you will be doing a six week online event; Stories and Teaching for Seeing in the Dark. . .It is so rare i ever do workshops or such , but was considering this one and reading this poem the needle moves to yes. . . such a lovely poem when i started to come to TMV because of your columns and knew where ever you are there will residing soul. Much like this poem did not take me long to realize up close that same soul is expressed through many people here at TMV in different hues and colors. . .
i love the photo also, Mother Earth is so beautiful…
hope you do not mind i mentioned the Sounds True online event, for thought others might be interested, and if they are there is a Sounds True coupon available on the web that i also found this week. . .
Thank you for that – puts it all into perspective.
That was beautiful… thanks dr. e.
It looks like we might be having one of those all to rare TMV / all position / all party agreements but then poetry can do that!
Doc.. that is so beautiful.
You changed my day!
When I awoke the day was all nasty and gray out but after reading your poem things look multicolored with deeper significance to each and every hue.
Thank you!
Ghost
Hi Sparrow!
I have a subscription to Sounds True enews and received a notification about Doc's workshop a week or two ago.
“Estes” sightings are so rare!
I went, I read and I was signed up faster than you can say, “Do you run with wolves?”
hehehe
Take care Sparrow.
Ghost
PS Doc, I too hope discussing the upcoming workshop is ok. If not, please let me know and I'll delete this post.
Thanks.
Thank you, and it is ok Ghost y Sparrow to mention the 6 night web series, Mother Night. There is a teeny tiny ad on TMV right there to your right about it. If you or any one else would like to be on my personal email list (I am just learning how to make one) you can send your and friends you're sure would be okay with hearing from me rarely, but sometimes, to projectscreener@aol.com. This web event is the first time I've done a live event in nearly ten years. I am full and pulse ready. Thank you for asking; that was class.
dr.e
dear sparrow, see post to you and ghost?
dr.e