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

079 higher ground

what dark imagining

urges us

to slink in shadows?

why do so few dare

to rend the clouds

and reach

for

realms angelic?

078 majestic

when we 

finally

truly

embrace who we are

we soar to those heights

where dwell

eagles

©Kim Magennis 2015

077 home

to some

the icy heave and thrash of the ocean

is more home

than gentle rolling dunes of the beach

each soul

finds the home

that fills it with ease

©Kim Magennis 2015

076 humble beginnings

From time immemorial

The pattern is set

Loving guidance of trembling step

Returned again

from parent 

to child 

to parent

©Kim Magennis 2015

075 taking the wave

The thrill and rush

Of living on the edge

Sweetens each breath

Of an adventuresome life

©Kim Magennis 2015

074 because I can

not all servitude

is

martyrdom

there is great joy

in

lovingly giving

©Kim Magennis 2015

073 big brother

there are times

when

the comfort of friends

allows us

to rest in peace

©Kim Magennis 2015

072 well met

Kindred spirits

grace the pages

of our story

Ourselves in another mind

a friend of the best kind

©Kim Magennis 2015

071 lucky

Luck achieved 

is in the

Eye of the Beholder.

Should I play it safe?

Or should I be bolder?

Luck received

is always

Luck believed

©Kim Magennis 2015

070 family ties

the sweetest sensibilities

of hearth and home

are cherished

and nurtured

in many forms

©Kim Magennis 2015

069 icy seas

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what will people

make of ancient images

will they disbelieve?

will they marvel or grieve?

when this world grows hot and dry

will they dream of snow and ice?

©Kim Magennis 2015

068 carvings

we give great honour

to carvers of wood and stone

we admire proportions

and texture and tone

forgetting

that nature was the first

master carver

with subtle tools

and infinite patience

she outdoes the least of her creatures

©Kim Magennis 2015

067 icefall

we look to the stars for mystery and grandeur

when right before our eyes

the miracle of water

becomes

a crystal sculpture

of light

and

ice

©Kim Magennis 2015

066 mother-love 04

how precious

to this one's heart

is her child

how pure

is this one's love

That she is not like me

can never devalue

the currency

of her mother-love

©Kim Magennis 2015

065 beauty aloft

we take the things we

know

for granted

and assume our experience of them

is

all there is

even those things we

deem

beautiful

are wondrously strange 

if we see them

as really they are

©Kim Magennis 2015

064 gentle conversations

gentleness and affection

are not

exclusively human conversations

mankind is apt

to think

it created

the finer emotions

©Kim Magennis 2015

063 storm

as a storm brings rain

so

chaos brings change

©Kim Magennis 2015

062 clouds

Great cloud sculptures

adorn the sky

unperturbed by human scurryings

Like vast pillars of  ocean foam

they drift,

coagulate and then dissolve.

Sometimes 

they shiver with power

and bless the land with their tears.

©Kim Magennis 2015

061 habituation

The thing about beauty-perceived

is that 

when there is a lot of it 

we become blind to it.

Because it is not rare

we forget to care.

©Kim Magennis 2015

060 lovers

Lovers on the dance floor

- a universal mating ritual -

Observe the intricate steps of

defense and attack

and ultimate surrender.

Lover and Loved

parry and block

regroup and engage again.

©Kim Magennis 2015

059 water ballet

Context is everything.

If we offer the right environment,

anyone can be 

graceful, elegant, and beautiful.

The converse applies.

Even the most magnificent soul

can be diminished

if it is out of place.

©Kim Magennis 2015

058 What You See Is What You Get

Humankind's greatest foolishness

lies in thinking that

with Nature

What You See Is What You Get

©Kim Magennis 2015

057 wild

feral friends

are a window to a different reality

they remind us

what it is to be free

feral friends

are a mirror for our souls

they show us how 

we have sold ourselves for security

©Kim Magennis 2015

056 bliss

to reach beyond the cramped confines of now

into the unlimited breath outside of ourselves

is to know the bliss

of a really good stretch

©Kim Magennis 2015

055 odd couples

relationships

are not only

about give and take

who are we to judge

the rightness of a union

on the basis of our

unenlightened opinion

©Kim Magennis 2015

054 necessity

It can be tough

trying to hold it all together

but necessity is the most

elegant

source of innovation

©Kim Magennis 2015

053 potential

it is only when we give up the idea

that events have 

an intrinsic value

that we are free to see

the beauty in desolation

and the wisdom in death

©Kim Magennis 2015

0052 the right way

There are many ways

to reach

the same destination

What insanity is it

to imagine

that we have the only

right

way

And that our destination

is the only place

worth going

©Kim Magennis 2015

0051 Mother-Love 03

we do what our mothers did before us

tempered with instinct and intellect

we make the same mistakes

we set the same patterns

and yet, 

our children make something

wonderful of it all

they mould their children in a similar way

and their children, like ours, will be our salvation

©Kim Magennis 2015

0050 white swan

somewhere

in the recesses of my soul

an idea is planted,

a thing of beauty,

which unfurls its glorious wings

and takes off

from this mortal plane

to fly with the gods

©Kim Magennis 2015

0049 all that

how wondrous is natures imagination

how varied her expression of life

how arrogant are the least of her children

who assume

they are the pinnacle of her creation

©Kim Magennis 2015

0048 symphony

The universe

Plays its symphony

Across our sky

To ears that are deaf

And eyes that are blind

Its songs

Are reduced by the mind

Of the beholder

©Kim Magennis 2015

0047 cosmic crumb

All the universe

magnified

in this single drop

This single crumb

of cosmic dust

is all there is

Infinity

in perfect

balance

©Kim Magennis 2015

0046 harvest

Rivers of life

flow through

the leftovers of my youth

Wisdom and experience

litter my mind

in gold and red and rust

Now is the time

to harvest

©Kim Magennis 2015

0045 partners in crime

you need

-always-

to have that 

one friend

you need

-often-

to indulge in

hilarity

you need

-always-

to completely surrender to 

joy

©Kim Magennis 2015

044 getting on your groove

There are times when you just have to dance! 

When you need to surrender to that beat. 

When you just close your eyes and let it flow.

©Kim Magennis 2015

0043 song

The songs of our planet

Weave wild magic around us.

But, to feel safe, we become deaf.

In becoming deaf, we die to magic.

The songs of our planet

Remind us how it could be.

©Kim Magennis 2015

0042 Mother-love 02

Sweetness and affection

Without the sharp edges of life

Yield a gentle harvest

©Kim Magennis 2015

0041 bathing beauty

Returning to water

My soul

Regains its balance.

©Kim Magennis 2015

0040 children's faces

Our younglings 

Observe.

And slowly

They learn domestication.

All the magic,

All the wildness,

Gone.

©Kim Magennis 2015

0039 to kiss a frog

To kiss a frog

Is to yield to whimsy.

To catch a butterfly

Is to hold the secret of joy.

To fall in love

Is to go somewhere magical

And make it home.

©Kim Magennis 2015