Here is a wide space and long sky
posted: 15 Sep 2012 comments: 3category:
Lord
Here is a wide space
A place to think
A place to be
To listen to the wind
To unwind
To rewind
To set sail again
A meeting place of the finite and the infinite
An island set among islands
Long skies
Wide horizons
Drawing me into mystery
A boat rests on the sand
Inviting adventure
Seaweed caressing the shore line
Clothes the cold craggy rocks
Shirts like flags are blowing on a clothes line
Hollow arms without legs
Like scarecrows
They pose as performers of...
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