Angel Light

Cherry

By marandina

Tue, 23 May 2023
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When you close your eyes…do you see angels?

 

Angel Light

Glistening echoes of celestial beings,

shards of light shimmer - backlit skies

draped in nameless, listless dreams,

summoned by faith: arcane prayers.

Gossamer wings flutter, out of sight,

yet we hear their soothing whispers,

entreaties, promises to mend hearts,

esoteric guidance for existentialists.

White-tipped waves dance at dusk,

cliff-tops reach across forlorn shores,

ghosts of our past linger in dank dew,

souls caught in the glare of headlands.

Breaths freeze in deep, bleak winter,

snowfall skitters, monochrome drifts,

look up to see a technicolour Heaven,

shades swirl in enigmatic electric hue.

Perhaps our spans are spent seeking

answers heard only in confessionals,

maybe seraphs exist beyond Borealis

counting time through endless aeons.

 

Image free to use at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northern_Lights_02.jpg

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Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

your poem makes me aware of the awesome genius we see and feel, not only in the heavens, but also the beauty around us, if only we take the time to imagine. Just to envisage those lines:-

Glistening echoes of celestial beings,

shards of light shimmer - backlit skies

draped in nameless, listless dreams,

summoned by faith: arcane prayers. 

Those lines were deeply atmospheric and left me with wonderment.

Very much enjoyed Paul, and thank you for sharing.

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading, Jenny. Lovely to hear that the poem took you with it :) 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I've been thinking awhile on this. How beauty and the mysterioius touch a deep awareness in even determined skeptics that there is some supernatural unkown.

The only way we can know more clearly is if that supernatural reveals in human language. Which is what God said he was doing coming in flesh, and proving Himself, and scripture had been given leading up to that and promising.

Those things of beauty and mystery that you so well describe, then are so much more awesome and meaningful. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading, Rhiannon. And for your thoughtful words. I guess there's an ambiguity to life, at times. 

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

wonderful imagery in this piece Marandina - beautifully done

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks so much for reading, insert. Glad you liked it. 

 

Submitted by celticman on

do angels exist? I guess the answer is in poetry. 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading, CM. Angels exist in poetry and "It's a Wonderful Life" every Christmas time. [Good luck to the green and whites for the rest of the treble] 

 

Submitted by Kris on

Ya... I do..... and even work with a few...

A few ghost mixed in there as well... ahhuh... gotta drag a little baggage, is what it is..wink

But the Angels shine*.....

IMO.... Master Class poem, I can reach out & touch this, feel'n it.... Love the Photo*

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading Kris and the kind comments. Much appreciated. Paul

 

Submitted by marandina on

Many thanks for the cherries, ABC Eds. Much appreciated. Paul