With eyes rolled backwards
the blind seer
had a vision
almost
unclear:
mother
brightness
plasma pulsing
incandescent
iron, boiling
blastocyst, this
place of generation
this enlightened revelation
that the way we understand the world
is wrong
and light drives more
than we in our benighted state
can comprehend
till we explore.
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Sharing with earthweal’s Open Link Weekend #119, in keeping with Sherry’s ‘Web of Life’ theme. And speaking of generation: I am working hard to turn Wounds I Healed from a manuscript to a book: exciting times! Watch this space for further updates…
Let us hope for light and enlightenment! And good luck with the editing!
To our enlightened editor and fearless leader. Lovely poem Ingrid! 💖💖👏
Thank you very much Cindy! 💕🙏💖
We have yet to see the light, and enlightenment seems unachievable, while we continue to self implode
Enlightenment or benightedness: both begin from within 🙏
Thank you 🙏
This poem has a spoken word quality. Interesting word choice too, Ingrid – helping us to see the world in different ways. We do see more with our hearts and sensitivities, than our eyes, I do believe.
Thank you Michele: I did read this one aloud a few times to try and get the sound right!
You are welcome, Ingrid! 😊 Bravo!
Powerful and profound, Ingrid. Wonderful.💕
Thank you Grace 🙏
My pleasure.💕
Another wonderful poem, and yay! For the book!
It’s getting there! Thanks Sherry 🙏
I adore this poem, which speaks to me of awakening. Lovely!
Thanks Jeff – glad you liked it!
So much we have to learn – powerfully captured Ingrid. Good luck with the final stages of the book.
Thank you so much Marion!
I love the correction brighter sight affords us, revealing in it shower of light a scansion we cannot achieve left to our rational devices. My St. Oran’s sprung open and his dead mouth spoke the same after he was interred from three days and nights in the foundation of the Iona Abbey: the way you say it is is not the way it is at all!
Those words certainly stuck with me after I read your retelling of the tale!
an awesomely powerful write Ingrid … so profound!
Thank you Kate 🙏
Too much that we fail both to see and to comprehend. (K)
Exactly
Very nice and powerful poem😊
Thank you!
😊🙏
This sure something to place the mind upon. There’s some sense in saying “the way we understand the world is wrong”. That’s why humans have made it a terrible place to be.
It could well be!
Yes.
Such an impactful write, Ingrid!❤️ And let me put on record, truly grateful for all the hard work you are putting into the book. 🥰
Thank you Punam – nearly there now 😅🙏