Dancing Prayer

I place you in a firmament
and you fall out
a cornucopia of good intentions
that stray sideways and spill
into this rural setting
Together we meander
into the opaque morning
where I try to pray mellifluous
against the lassitude of uncertainty
that rambles into view
When the fog rises in contrast
to the mountains, and the world
simmers with sultry openings
You give me a significant look
I grow lucid and earnest -
I will not stay on earth
and you will not stay in the sky
but we believe in each other
because the paradisiacal morning
insists on the luminous, on illuminating
promises that we both mean to keep
And you are a thousand planets
and a grinning moon
and I am a star struck earthy person
pointing out my simple wounds
and we are dancers, a little uncertain
of the other's moves
but gliding on the promises
of tremulous caring
Till you are God, governor, good luck charm,
and I am staring in awe
at the magnificence of your arms

Reviews

[Shmoke-Sifted Heftlande..]

holy guacomole, Phibby!
fantastic from start to finish
especially the latter!
I love the clarity of phrases
like "pointing out my simple wounds"
you're flowing fluidly in a wave
who's amplitude traces the edges
between the earth and sky
running it's fingers nonchalantly
along its quasi-visible borders
the frequencies, the melody
just absolutely magestic
I truly apologize to myself and you and God
for my truancy from your page
my stay at the cafe has been a wandering
through the wilderness, not unlike Moses
who I portrayed in a school musical
but the journey leads you somewhere cool
like this amazing landscape..thank you

[Ed Hart]

just a closer walk with thee

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

I am very intrigued by this poem, at first thought it seemed to be about a mother thankful for the child they hadn't planned to have... by the end I thought of someone who is in awe of the almighty one.

[Phibby Venable]

Thank you, Dale, and it is the latter. A dance of hope again and again, as faith
requires a continual interaction. So glad you like it! xxx

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

You are welcome.