the visitation

knee deep in the work of life

one slate blue thought

passes silently above my rounding shoulders

 

painting all morning

hands splattered red oxide, cobalt blue

 looking bruised and blood stained

as they rise from a tangle of glory

when the canvas stops talking

i walk straight into the arms of life

to tease free long strands of green invading

sungold poppies,

breathe in the contour of clouds,

 sit in a thousand shades of

shadow and light,

listen carefully to wild and subtle

conversations of colour.

 

 

somewhere between rising and bowing

one blue heron cuts across the horizon 

 a cathedral of light

a silent prayer scissored from the willing sky

 touching down effortlessly to find its rightful place in the 

seam of life

before settling down knee deep

in holy

 

wasn't it just yesterday 

i too caught my reflection

in the waters of life?

all that summer blond; a shock of silver white in the

thickening light

the stark realization this body is not mine to keep forever;

nor the astonished air escaping from parting lips.

like the haunting song that coloured sharp 

your visitation

when you lept back into the boundless sky

 

i am linked with love to

imperfect prose

a visitation that will sheer up your heart.

 

Comments

[Cheryl's Excellent Adventure]

Instant beauty. In your words and in the bird.

[lynne]

i mean it dear hummingbird, your gift with words is equal to your gift with paint and mosaics and photography and and... xoxo

[Sue Fox]

Such a wonderful gift to wake up this morning finding your beauty in words and form here, sigh.... I ask again, have you captured all of this, your gift, in book-form? If you don't want to say that's alright, I suppose I might find out some day, but it would be lovely to behold and hold!

[gemma]

A masterpiece.Sue is right your words would be lovely to hold. please publish.
my love to you
xx

[Allegra]

I sitting here at OHSU watching some gorgeous birds going in and out of the river and the sun is playing hide and seek with the clouds and I just knew I had to come and say thank you for yesterday. You too are all that and more to me. Don't ever forget it.

(I hope my iPad get this to you, otherwise just read it with your heart. Much love.)

[Queenie Believe]

Amazing post and photos! A perfect blend of revelation in a moment in time.
Have a great day.
Always, Queenie

[Stephanie]

and we stay forever young drawing joy from this flight...

great catch my dear!
x..x

[AKGherman]

Rebecca, thank you for stopping by. Your blog just became "mandatory read." I going through this path of self discovery and transformation and your blog is like water.

[Harshad]

Your poem and pictures making me weightless, took me for a nice flight. Made me realize for few moments, body is not mine.

Thank you Rebecca.

Please do visit my blog. Will make me fee good.
http://spacewithinme.blogspot.in/

[Betty Manousos]

hi rebecca, i am amazed at your talents in photography/poetry.

thanks for the inspiration!

wish you a great day!

[Tracy]

Painting all morning...and the canvas talking--that's a good day! I so much resonate with this, Rebecca. :o) Lovely to catch up with you after being away for some days. ((HUGS))

[Kimberly]

Once again you have become one with nature... and have managed to weave us in to this beauty. Lovely!

[brian miller]

nice...i love that...walk straight into the arms of life...and breathing in that moment with you...in all its colours...smiles...there is peace in that...

[Elizabeth]

Beautiful words and photos!

[Rachel@GeekUnorthodox]

The whole work was beautiful but I especially like.....

"like the haunting song that coloured sharp your visitation when you lept back into the boundless sky"

[imperfect prose]

the stark realization this body is not mine to keep forever;

this piece slayed me. i am torn between wanting to go paint, and wanting to take a walk in nature. a beautiful ode to the soul.

[tara pohlkotte]

oh, i love this all. but this?

looking bruised and blood stained

as they rise from a tangle of glory

yes. gah. you got it. all of it here.