TOUCHED BY LIGHT

"This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.”

- Ziggy Marley

 

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9VoLCO-d6U

THE CIRCLE GAME – JONI MITCHELL

 

The gentlest touch

is that by light

so soft; so peaceful

tranquil delight

transparency of wings resting

between each flight

 

Find a wooden peg; a perch to dry

what better way than on the line

no washing blowing in the wind today

so perfect; so exquisite; so sublime

an enchanting and charming way

to pass the time

 

Cocking her head she seems to speak to me

as her intricate lace-like wings unfold

I intepret her language; her ancient signs

and coloured bokeh with touches of gold

twinkles and sparkles as the lowering sun

glows down on her as her story is told

 

Basking in the late afternoon sun

we seem to have an affinity

her life has only just begun

but already she is more advanced than me

she imparts her wisdom so I can understand

she whispers, “Always look beyond what you can see.”

 

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