I Have Heard the World Weeping:                                                            

 2015 September— 39.7392° N, 104.9903° W

“They found one Breath in all things,

That moves all things between.”

The Threshold—Rudyard Kipling

I have heard the world weeping

at this respite long delayed,

I have seen the ashes falling

in cascades, instead of rain.

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They say the world is burning,

It’s we who feed the flame 

of the land that’s been encumbered

by the weight of our domain.

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I wonder what can bear the weight

of dreams left unfulfilled,

and who will care to tell the tale

of hearts that have been stilled.

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I have seen the world weeping,

I have felt the ocean sigh,

with all the weight of water shed—

a somber lullaby.

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The earth gave up its secrets

its mantle, crust and core,

it shattered to infinitude

until it was no more.

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I have touched the face of heaven,

I have seen the unknown shore

inside the folds of what’s to come

and what has been before.

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There lives a place inside of me

no army dares to breach,

it is a sheltered solstice

beyond the world’s reach.

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When all the sighs of all the souls

release and just let go,

we will hear a world that laughs again

in a firmament that’s whole.

©2015, Mindy Martin Pillitteri. All rights reserved.