Wednesday, March 26, 2014

The Unremitting Cycle (Poetry by Bob Racine)



Light-footed angels, grace and truth in their step
this the response to prayer – the glow of Eternal Love
in blessed orbit about body and soul
such the Spirit’s entrance upon
the summons of that human heart 
peace, the gift of earth and heaven 
the cry for more of same, more of the serene
more of pleasant dreams, safekeeping 
love notes in muted, merciful music!    

Unclear the moment, subtle the shift from
bright sunlight to a sepia drizzle  
perhaps storms on the horizon
a robust threat to imperfect untested resolve 
apparent spoilage – dark clouds awash
with overtones of heartbreak 

whence this nebulous aura? 
from what noxious fountain
from what fouled nest
this specter of anguish and defeat? 
the sometime thrust of daggered lightning 

lost to us that angel footing
the soothing sights and sounds of tranquility,
elusive the space for prayerful devotion 
whither that celestial guardian Spirit?  
whither the promises of the living God? 
whither the tender mercies?  Why this tumult?                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
    
dawn seemingly always late in its arrival,
but at last the healing touch 
at last the dissolve of heavy accented stress 
the shadows slipping away 
eyes opened to the parting clouds, the return
of sanity and sweet sunlit affections 
the heart once more erect, fresh
renewed by virtue of the departing storm
perhaps tempered as well. 

God of all ambience – God of all living –
this your gift salted by the brine
the unremitting cycle of blessedness
and the chastening rod 
darkness and light, all the same to you! 


To read other entries in my blog, please consult its website:  enspiritus.blogspot.com.  To learn about me consult on the website the blog entry for August 9, 2013.

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