A Moment




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Ernst Hanke
 Berlin, Auguste-Viktoria-Platz, 1862


I tread lightly
   
       steps falling into place

       unconsciously

a brief meeting

between earth and sky

in which,

     for a moment,

           I feel both.


copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2014

Comments

  1. To be one with nature, yes that happens sometimes.

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  2. magic...to be part of both kingdoms at once...what a feel that would be...a connection...

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  3. I am going to call you my minimalist poet....you achieve so much in so few words....well done, Audrey, and good morning.

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  4. These are perfectly penned words. Perfect!

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  5. This is beautiful Audrey, how often I have felt those "brief moments between earth and sky."

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  6. Ah lovely -- equilibrium gives a great lightness! Thank you and thanks so much for your kind visits. k.

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  7. Less often is more: in this short poem, you've captured a beautiful moment. Thought-provoking, exhilarating.

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  8. Yes...very nice...captured perfectly.

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  9. Oh how wonderful! I loved this Audrey. :<)

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  10. That connection to both indicates true balance... not easily achieved. Brava!

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  11. with your brevity, you make the profound connection accessible and mysterious. lovely form, too.

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  12. lovely to revisit this poem, Audrey. K. (manicddaily)

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  13. Yes, isn't it amazing how sky and earth meet but do not merge into one?

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