crucified
from mountains
came calamity:
rock, snow, trees -
into valley lives,
out of rivers deep
we sleep sleep
and sleep.
from myriad dreams
of creation's lust
worlds spawn,
turn,
and thrust
as dusky fragrance
of heaven's pace
torments visions
of black black
space.
this is our being,
our minds, our
souls;
a precipice of death
and life
never told.
belief is cultured
for hatreds and loss,
for never seen
dreams upon
no man's
cross.
Photo: Fernando Henrique
Poem ©2011 R. Burnett Baker
The line "belief is cultured for hatreds and loss" is so profound. I had to read this one out loud. Beautiful, Rick.
ReplyDeleteThe photograph is powerful and overpowering. Where was is taken and under what circumstance!
ReplyDeleteThe line "never seen dreams" appears to represent the photograph where dreams are never to be fulfilled.
Oh Rick this is deep and carefully done... And I must agree with Lizzy about the pics... and did recited it over and over again...
ReplyDeleteJJRod'z
sublime - hope and loss = life.
ReplyDeletewritten like a dream