Flicker. Fade. Ignite. Line of sight As grey goshawk peers Down at maker's fingers Plying spoils of earth Like she toys with prey Watching Ruminating creative urge Gives birth to treasure Of unmeasured worth Polished pleasure First ever seen by Naked eyes Akin to mother earth Fragility of life In this temporal sphere Only compounds her worth
If only the rain Knew how deeply The desert missed Her touch Decades drought Then suddenly A syncopated beat Falls into her She cannot breathe Gasps, absorbs Breaks open New ground Swallow pureness Life abounds New shoots Emanating Stretching fingers Aboveground Creating homes For vagrant Winged wanderers Taking refuge All from clouds
Common Brown Heteronympha merope (Fabricus) at Rosny Hill, Tasmania
Silent smiles nodding As greenspace wanderers Take up residence Sunny retreat From all That hems us in Four walls Blank stares Hallowed faces Return to earth Where shelter of leaves Generously offered Warm sunny smiles Absorbed to heal As if never cold Storms never darkened Her warmth entrances