Beyond the mire
Under a November Full Moon
It happened upon us, a design bereft of our choice.
Thence have we trembled with foreboding of that
which may overcome us and over which we may have no influence.
Stabbing shadows of ghostly fingers disrupting our tranquility.
All that we are is drawn upon to stave off pending calamity.
Thus is the stranglehold of fear all-pervading.
Choking and blinding it clouds the vision,
muffles the hearing and diminishes reason.
A cunning and elusive specter,
persistent in its multiple manifestations,
it afflicts all in different measures.
Yet it is the impervious defenses that we have created
which have all but snuffed out
the lightness of being in the cloistered hell.
Scared rats in the semi-darkness haunted by the dark shadows
and lurking dangers, it is an existence devoid of love and hope.
Thus is the lot of the many that remain imprisoned in the mire.
But then the blessed few that glimpse
golden sunlight and enchanting silver moonshine.
Thence begins the lure and the ascent that transcends.
Emerging into the clearing up on high,
where the air clear and pure sustains,
and behold the clarity of all is revealed.
The stench of fear is no more.
To embrace the light when it shines upon us
even for a fleeting moment, dissolves the fear that is the Great Illusion.
That which robs us of the sweetness of life melts away
as we venture beyond our incarceration.
By truth, courage and sensitivity we prevail in transcendence.
Copyright reserved - Ian Weinberg 2018
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Ian Weinberg
5 years ago #14
But here's hoping that the fire abates in a reasonable period and doesn't recur with frequency. Otherwise the centre may not hold.
Ken Boddie
5 years ago #13
Bill Stankiewicz
5 years ago #12
Paul Walters
5 years ago #11
Jerry Fletcher
5 years ago #10
Ian Weinberg
5 years ago #9
Thank you Debasish Majumder
Debasish Majumder
5 years ago #8
Lada 🏡 Prkic
5 years ago #7
Ian Weinberg
5 years ago #6
Ah, the Araucaria bidwillii - await with anticipation your next contribution to general enlightenment.
Ken Boddie
5 years ago #5
Ian Weinberg
5 years ago #4
Thanks for the contribution Bill King
Ian Weinberg
5 years ago #3
Appreciated indeed.
Pascal Derrien
5 years ago #2
Ian Weinberg
5 years ago #1
Humbled and greatly appreciative of your kind words Praveen Raj Gullepalli