Diamond-dust

By Parson Thru

Thu, 10 Jan 2013
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I lay down in a frozen field
to stare into the night
I never knew a darkness
that shone so clear and bright

An ancient meteor bursts to form
a brilliant shower of light
And fades back into nothingness
to fall out of sight

I watch the universe at work
and sink into the land, as I
Bear the weight of all the things
I'll never understand

So I turn it all to diamond-dust
hanging in the sky
And wonder if it's conscious of
this field in which I lie

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Submitted by Highhat on
I watch at the universe at work-- I don't think you need the first 'at' otherwise a beautiful poem PT- always a pleasure to read your poems. ;)Pia

Submitted by Parson Thru on
Thank you Stan. Thanks for pointing that out Pia. I was being turfed off the train! Lovely of you. Thanks.

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Submitted by ScoZen on
Another lovely visual read this PT. And a ps, from your tale "...the boy who stands on the hill..." comment. "...Just got home after dodging meteors on the Mendips..." I need to keep my eyes open in future.
ScoZen

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Star-struck - me;-) Wonderful, quite wonderful, with a touch of pathos. Tina

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on
Thanks ScoZen. I maybe need to watch the road a bit more. Orion's beautiful. Hi Tina. Thanks for all your encouragement. So pleased if I can give you something nice to read. x

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Submitted by Parson Thru on
It's 2.40 a.m. on 13 Jan and a few hours ago I was fixing this poem. A few hours before that I was buying Kerouac's The Dharma Bums. Unable to sleep, I've just read on page 10 "Avolokitesvara's ten wondered universe of dark and diamonds". Will someone tell me what the hell is going on?

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