In the silence
in the deep silence
at the heart
of the world
the seeds
are turning
into summer
light is blooming
into colour
raised up
on the tall stems
of tulips
and daffodils
beauty truly is
irrepressible
pain passes
and love
endures
John Lyons
Revised from an earlier post
What does it take
for us to be as we are
fully and freely
to love as love is intended
and to create beauty
in every thought
word and deed
of our existence ?
poetry and dance
the voice and movement
of angels
leaps of the imagination
into the darkness out of which
all creation emerges
Love is not a thing
it is the soul of our being
impossible to be defined
or circumscribed
by words alone
What does it take
to be who we are bound
to be ?
John Lyons
I carry my silence with me
it’s a place in which trees
and plants and the whole
of nature exist without words
the pure being unqualified
by thought or even feeling
in this place there is love
that demands no expression
love as the air moves
through my lungs
love as the blood courses
through my veins
love that resolves
the mystery of the universe
so that I no longer ask
why stars ?
we – you and I – are the light
that illuminates
the darkness
we are warmth
I cannot see everywhere
that I am
I can only be
as I am
John Lyons
Lookee here
a new-born poem
swaddled in words
it has nothing to say
it just is
in time
it will shed time
but for now
just let it be
see how it gurgles
and foams at the mouth
its whole life ahead
one of laughter and love
in time
it will shed time
but for now
just let it be
John Lyons
It’s been a good year
for the foxes
they all turn up
in the back garden
looking well-fed
in their rich dense fur
I’ve observed them
gathering from time to time
on the shed roof
when the sun is out
and watched them taking note
of everything around them
in particular
they have been studying
the agility of the cats
that appear every so often
that wander back and forth
prima donnas
paying no attention to anything
other than themselves
and today
for the first time
I saw not one fox but three
walk along the edge
of a garden fence
with all the nonchalance
of their feline friends
first they played tag
gambolling amid the tufts
of the tall grass
before one by one
they leapt onto the wall
and with perfect balance
strutted across
the thin wooden bar
professionals all the way
John Lyons
Matters of life and death
the world gripped
in the vise
of coronavirus
devil may care
no longer an option
the sudden exposure
to vulnerability
and we are all
in this together
the global community
dramatically at risk
disruption and uncertainty
take nothing for granted
live life to the limits
of love and compassion
John Lyons
Questões de vida e morte
o mundo preso
no torno
de coronavírus
o diabo pode se importar
não é mais uma opção
a súbita exposição
à vulnerabilidade
e somos todos
nisso juntos
a comunidade global
dramaticamente em risco
perturbação e incerteza
tomar nada como garantido
viva a vida até os limites
do amor e da compaixão
Blue skies
a brisk
northerly wind
bracing
refreshing
clearing the air
I could ask
for more
but I won’t
not now
not right now
John Lyons
Céus azuis
um vento norte
forte
revigorante
refrescante
limpando o ar
Eu poderia
exigir mais
mas não agora
agora não
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