Scruff

[Stepshed]

you led me, the scruff, untidied mind,
by the bone, into the wilderness
where stone is a soft bed, and told me
to love my thoughts and wait
for the small bird: she’ll sing as the sun rises

the path was never there, you say
the apple was in fact
a pomegranate; a whisper of cloud
stuck to a sticky sky

voice is no vehicle, it is the soul
you say, noise is a pebble, God is underneath
the moment, lift it, you’ll see
you say
days collect rainwater

tall grass sways like the echoes of a bell
calling mass. think big, you say
mountains are small seeds, enough
to plant, love is never where you thought it was
wait,
for the small bird: she’ll sing when the sun rises

you’ll see

[dornicks]

I had to take two runs to finally appreciate the content of your piece and am pleased I did. Certainly one to get the brain cells and imagination moving. Thank you for sharing this,

dornicks

[mangodog]

stepshed - very impressively free writing. Your imaging is without second.
And I see you've already won 4 awards here with only a few dozen poems.
Wow...that's amazing

I don't understand the full gist of it, but it is a fun passage to follow....

Drew

[JASON]

fantastic work stepshed - had a mystical,spiritual feel to it...
From the title one gets an 'amazing grace' vibe - 'I was blind but now I see...'
For me, the words that stood out were: ' voice is no vehicle'
What I interpret this to mean is that true enlightenment cannot come from
the 5 senses but only from the soul and the spirit...
Another spotlight hopefully on it's way!!

[karrie]

The imagery in this grabbed me. A great write and congrats on the spotlight!

[Stepshed]

Thank you all for the comments - very much appreciated. And thanks for the spotlight

[Ladywildalice]

Congratulations on the Spotlight. This is a jewel that takes a bit to be appreciated. It is reminiscent of Moses being cast out into the Desert, of the fall of heathenism, of the coming into the light of awareness and of the acceptance of a personal faith. I loved it, but must admit it took me several reads to be able to say that. Thank you and excellent work here.

[Stepshed]

Thank you Lady