Objects, and the Distance Between Them
Dreams, thoughts, and experiences expressed through poetry and prose
"if only in your memories and dreams" - Recorded 12/06/2022 - Auroraboros - Objects, and the Distance Between Them someday, we will return to the Earth,a corpserotting oras ashes, scattered,but today…today we are alive.each and everybreath |loss |moment |suffering or joy,a blessing,a gift,to be cherishedwith a grateful heart,flowingas bloodthrough our being. so oftenwe weep,lament,that which … Continue reading if only in your memories and dreams
We were born of fire and ash Rising from the dust of a former fate To take once more To the skies of life, material Lifted on the eternal currents Of time and space Drifting As it were In the distance between Moments far removed Searching for Now In the ambiguous flow Of then and … Continue reading We Were Born of Fire and Ash
Ashes scatter Then fall Evenly dispersed As so many flakes of falling snow On the otherwise barren soil Leaving behind The remains Of a memory
Though they are now far behind You may at times Find yourself haunted By the memories Of what has come before You walk on ashen earth The framework of your former life Smoldering slowly around you These structures familiar Only in your mind As they are now but shells of their former selves There is … Continue reading Of What Has Come Before
Even as the ashes Of the life you once knew Fall around you like thick blankets, Be at peace; They will keep you warm in the coming winter. When the spring returns And the thaw has driven the freeze away once more, The last of that which was will be carried off by the melt … Continue reading Even as the Ashes
"There are not classes in life for beginners: right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult." -Rainer Maria Rilke We are born Wet bodies Falling to earth Desperate and alone Breathing air Only for a moment Before we are immersed In the flames Of trial and error Stripped clean Purged … Continue reading Born into Fire (3-Day Quote Challenge, Day One)
Come with me, lover fair Ignore the embers in the air For though they fall in a cascade We both know they are doomed to fade Just as the stars and moon at night Are soon outshone by morning light I'll walk with you, darling, my dear I will not waver neither fear When all … Continue reading The Ashes of our Former Days
Objects, and the Distance Between Them 
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