Once Upon A Time, as I looked out my front door window There came from up over the mountain across the road Swift as wing-footed Hermes walking on the wind As from Mt. Olympus, realm of the gods - Heaven itself A hummingbird flying to our garden to taste nectar Of tall, dark pink flowers - Goblets made for the heavenly creatures. He hovered, sustained by invisible fanning wings Wetting his long beak in the sweet dewy wine. Tiny, metallic green flashing Tiny, metallic green flashing More giant honeybee bee-size than bird Floating, shimmering, darting, cup to cup Then, like a miniature jet, like a fairy swift from the eons - “Once Upon A Time” ages like a fairy swift from the eons - Shot straight , arrow-like up across the yard & road. Up over the mountain it streaked Back to its home on high Back to its home on high Leaving an airy trail in my mind And a feeling I had just been visited by a sprite; an angelic herald of the beyond, breathing Heaven A beyond which is closer than we know: Just across the street & up the mountain No, closer still; It is in our hearts. Hearts hold places much larger than imagination c a n s t r e t c h. ~ by David Bauscher ❧
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 07:04:21 +0000
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