It is said We are born of the soil No more than dust made flesh Destined as such to return someday Scattered as it were To every corner of the turning Earth If this is so I should hope we may one day know What it is to rise and fall To move with the … Continue reading What It Is to Rise and Fall
Tag: sand
Waiting to Be
There was a time when our dreams Were just within reach There was nothing that could not be accomplished Nothing we could not attain And all that stood between What is and what could be Was our own imagination Now so many days have passed And it can feel Like all we have acquired Is … Continue reading Waiting to Be
All Must in Time Flow
The days are washing over Like so many crashing waves Each moment passing Never lasting Transient as the shadow-casting rays Just as the water laps the shore The minutes flood our minds Inward bleeding Then receding Taking with them pieces of our lives So let us not hold tightly this Who we are and what … Continue reading All Must in Time Flow
A Reflection on the Passage of Time
I find myself in awe At the relentless procession of days and months How even the seconds and minutes Which seem at times too minuscule And like sand between fingers slip from perception Pile up one after another Until Before we have even realized it Half of our lives have fallen behind us And we … Continue reading A Reflection on the Passage of Time
You Are So Far Away
Some nights Even though you are by my side You are so far away At times I drift A vessel cast into the sea of self-doubt Filled with waves of fear Fear of what lies on that distant horizon Fear of what mistakes I will make Fear of the consequences of mistakes made Fear of … Continue reading You Are So Far Away
Days Like These
This piece is a collaboration with the ever-elusive Blackbird of the blog Wandering Thoughts. Text on the left (prompt) was written by Blackbird, while the text on the right (response) was written by Auroraboros. Enjoy! Days like these We realize just how quickly Not only the days pass, But the months and years as well. … Continue reading Days Like These
If Only for a Moment
Have you listened to the crickets in the nighttime How their delicate notes blend as if emitted from a single body I wish for once we could be as they are Unified if only for a moment If only for a song Have you watched the grass blow softly in the meadow How every blade … Continue reading If Only for a Moment
What Sacred Spectres are These?
What sacred spectres are these, What sacred spectres are these, To whom you call out to when down on your knees, Whom you wish to appease, With your chants and your pleas, Whose visage you accept without question, Without sight Faithfully? Can you not see, Can you not see, That the spirit exists Manifests endlessly, … Continue reading What Sacred Spectres are These?
Speak
You have a right A responsibility even To speak So do so now Let the words spill From your heart To carry your soul's song To lift it high That all might know You As you deserve to be known As you are Beautifully unique A shining gem Tossed amongst the sand of this world … Continue reading Speak
She’s Got
She looks right at you like she's got Stained glass eyes You can't quite see through them But that's quite alright Light floats through as if sent Straight from the divine It warms my heart It Calms my mind She's got skin like a Sandy beach Shimmering above and Soft beneath With cool places where … Continue reading She’s Got
