Tremor of passion

eyes dwell upon the restless sea and the blind wall of the sky

the heart drums up its will to take up authority which
strides towards the pulsing core of its yearnings

the soul endures the parched and idle earth amidst
towering coffins and the sewers of our pretension

when, at last, will our light find the brilliance
to unlock the inscrutable wild blue yonder?

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Anonymous said…
Beautiful, and almost Haiku-like in it's simplicity and form. :)
2 December 2013 at 15:24
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