Wednesday, January 14, 2015

WATCHING SNOW MELT

Watching Snow Melt


   I lie here in bed

           Cast heavy on
   Arm and wrist
           Resting on the pillow
                     That covers my heart

I lie here in bed over
          These long slow days
                Watching snow melt

Snow melts in whimpers
  On foggy chill days
           Like yesterday

Today the sun has peeked
In and out
 Caressing the pines
                   Snow slightly murmurs
                            Warm wafting through

Mountain changes daily
Much like my hurt tired limbs

Snow daily is less full of
     Puffed arched pilings
Now she is
                     Scantly cladding gray rocks
     Brown needle risings
     With dusty
                  salt sprinkles confused
Looking back at me

Pines Trees
      Still thirsty from their
          Parched hopeful days

       There were no snow dripping pines
         Or rivelets trickling down the mounds

Mysterious this
                Watching snow melt
As it goes away from
             Itself cold and glistening
Into white cloud trailings
                Lingering tentatively on
                     The ground


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, Karla. Sending much love and healing energy.

Anna said...

Such a lovely, moving tribute to the fine art of slowing down into full presence. A wise and gentle reminder to us all. May deep and loving healing come your way.

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Conversations with Karla Boyd said...

Thank-you, Anna and Alchemical Horse for your loving, healing wishes! Thank you too, Anna, for your reflective comment in seeing how slowing down, as I have during this time, leads to deeper access to being Present!

It is true always and maybe more so now in our fast paced, multi-tasking world that we all NEED is to just Be for the sake of Being, noticing Life. That is what our world needs, our work needs and our Loving Hearts.