097 seeing

The mysteries of life

Present themselves

In quiet moments of 

contemplation

When we slow down

To actually 

look

And

See

Only then 

can we embrace 

the wonder

Of recognising things

Truly

As they are

©Kim Magennis 2015

096 beauty

one day

when all is cement grey

will we remember that we

failed to make the choice?

to protect and defend the inhabitants of this planet

is more than to accommodate rapacious man

to lose their light

is to lose our souls

when all is lost, who will we blame?

©Kim Magennis 2015

095 witness

do you really think

that what you do

has no

cosmic repercussions?

do you really think

that you walk

blameless

away from your destruction and lies?

the whole of the universe

watches and judges

the whole of the planet

writhes and contorts

©Kim Magennis 2015

094 weeds

the inconvenient truth

oftentimes

pops up

long after

heated conversation

and smothering legislation

misdirect and deflect

Obdurate

A weed in the path

©Kim Magennis 2015

093 the edge of the world

at the edges of our world

we pause and wonder.

we observe and imagine

the mysteries of the deep.

waves churn,

creating,

destroying,

creating again.

the planet swells and shrinks

with the breathing of the oceans.

we pollute and lay waste

the ocean shrugs and heaves.

it has seen countless eons and 

will continue to do so 

long after we are gone

©Kim Magennis 2015

092 fire in the sky

we humans think we rule the world.

when we truly look at the sky

and read its signs

we realise that

the might we yield,

the chaos we author,

 is a mere instant

of inconsequential self-grandeur

©Kim Magennis 2015

091 plenty

when ruled by

need, and not greed

we experience the

great bounty

that already exists in the universe

when ruled by

greed, and not need

even the richest crop

will not be enough

©Kim Magennis 2015

090 genius

when creative power

leaks from the sky

the air crackles and sparkles

also when it

manifests

in our souls

our imagination

breaks from this mortal plane

defying

all limitation

©Kim Magennis 2015

089 otherworld

magical fairy tale kingdoms

dwell

in the corners 

of reality

those places made strange

by their

shape and form

open our eyes

to imagination

©Kim Magennis 2015

088 flow

awash with inspiration

water tumbles

from sky

through stream

from fall

brilliant in clarity

or

clouded with confusion

a reservoir

of

unlimited imagination

to create

to carve

profound in one thing

to live

is to move

©Kim Magennis 2015

087 soul child

in our collective soul

there dwells

an unloved, vulnerable child

frail, beautiful, reclusive, ephemeral

this child can call from us

the greatest of our collective genius

©Kim Magennis 2015

086 child-wise

Unimpeded by expectation

oftentimes

our children

see it like it is

©Kim Magennis 2015

085 extemporization

survival

demands

attention and improvisation

the elegant solution

does not lie in

wishing problems away

life soars to accomplishment

when limitations

are embraced

and mastered

©Kim Magennis 2015

084 vanquish

to wrestle

-successfully-

with our inner demons

requires of us

-adamantly-

to remember who we are

©Kim Magennis 2015

083 playmates

in the purity

of infanthood

there are only peers

©Kim Magennis 2015

082 unexpected

when 

wisdom

stares from non-human eyes

when

love

shines in non-human embrace

when

tears

flow from non-human eyes

©Kim Magennis 2015

081 incorrigible

Nature

has a way

of doing things

that ignores the way 

we 

think it should

©Kim Magennis 2015

080 pristine perfection

fairy tale lines

whisper of grace

unattainable

feathers of ice

encase beauty

untouchable

gone

the gregarious green of spring

forgotten

the fruited fire of autumn

the pristine perfection

of winter's design

reigns


©Kim Magennis 2015