Sun-Kiss'd Orbs
LXXXI.
Sun-kiss'd
In the distance,
Like domes of
Light of day,
Like pavilions
In the dusk, in kind; -
Your sweetness
And your light do shine
And brighten up the way.
Like amber's resonance,
Like azures of the sea,
White-washed cliffs -
Your grandeur;
Your mighty heart,
From evening’s cool
Proclaims noon's majesty!
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
I looked into the sun and saw
A chariot in the sky
Midst clouds so like a hill.
I wondered why -
Why I?
Why does it run so furiously by
And yet remain so stlll,
Suspended there
Where no one dares to look
Or will,
Save I.
Why?
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
That child
Who smiled
So knowingly,
So wisely,
Beguiled my heart
From time
With melodies
Of life.
And he became
My soul-son.
And he became
That man
Who filled my soul.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
The one song
Must end
For another
To begin.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
Fighting for
And searching for
The truth
Is missing it.
There is no place
It is.
There is no place
It isn't.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
Ah! The sublime delight,
The quiet familiarity
Of your unexpected face
In early dawn.
Two-toned music
Of the doorbell
Wakes me
From dreamless sleep,
Bringing your need to me
To be filled
So naturally.
In filling, being filled
Once more, as before.
I know no name for it.
Words I know do not apply
But satisfy.
It fits
And brings
Delight and joy.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
The wall you had to shoot
To make excuse
To come upon the door
You had to
Find admittance through ~
Mere architecture.
The soul you found inside
Is wall-less, doorless,
Transparent to its kin;
And you are kin
Who sees and knows it.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
Pre-dawn darkness
Is the darkest.
Before the storm.
The hush is heaviest.
Wait and see
What follows
Upon the moment now.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
He who
Waters the desert
Reaps
Her nourishment.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
I can't forget
The soul we shared
And dared
To blend,
To end
Our isolation.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
You return to me
Because you must
And I receive you
As I must.
To turn away
Would quench
The flame
Of each our souls.
Yet parting
Happens painlessly.
If I knew
You wandered sad, alone
Beyond my reach,
I’d cry,
But try
To wait for you
In peace and joy.
If you knew
I waited,
That you
Are not alone,
You’d know
You always have a friend –
‘Tis I!
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
Pre-dawn
Is like an extra day,
Awarded those
Who love it!
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
