11:03 pm
I watched a lightning storm from my porch
tremendous crashes and rumbling thunder
like the sky had a terrible hunger
and as I watched the rain hurry down to meet me
I pondered lightning not as charged particles
and photons, static this-and-that
but more a reaching down from heaven
a yearning up from earth
a genesis of energy
of light
a recalibration of two dominions
an altogether lifting and descending
attempts at equilibrium.
the mountains, buildings and trees,
various materials of the earth
as lightning rods for the ground
as it conducts its energies skyward,
looking up
and a benediction from above
bending down for contact
in a brilliant display
a fire before water,
bridging air and earth
Monday, June 8, 2009
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Hey,
I don't know how this will appear, but I'm hoping it's something I can' use to talk to you before you post a comment. I realize it can be a bit of a turn off to have your comments submitted for moderation and not posted immediately. I post every comment I get, I just want to know that I've gotten one. So I'm not as controlling as it may seem. So tell me what you think! Thank you.
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