Saturday, September 17, 2011

Earth Angel on the Horizon

Suspended

Between the sensible
And the celestial,

I wait for that animated miracle
That will keep me from falling

Out of the sky.



3 comments:

  1. You've put me in mind of these stone angels, trapped forever in petrified animation.

    Suspended in the act of not falling out of the sky.

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  2. Wonderful! The voice of what Jung called the Puer—aloft in ethereal longings....

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  3. Tom,

    The link to your fine poem reminded me that angels—even those cast in stone—can come alive at even the slightest touch; I also relished Lamb’s devilish skewering of Coleridge’s angels. Thanks for both of these.

    Joe,

    Ah, yes—those wonderful ethereal longings—as long as you don’t overdo it, like Icarus! :>)
    Thanks for the kind word about the poem.

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