Heavens Above

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As winter begins to give way to spring, even the most uninspiring landscape assumes a sense of potential more pleasing to the eye. Much the same can be said for those aspects of life coloured by a sense of negativity for whatever reason.

I began to suspect even as a child that humankind has much to learn from nature about its potential for good as well as bad and - by way of lateral thinking, although I did realise it at the time - the art of being positive, no matter what life throws at us.

‘Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.’ - Albert Einstein

“There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.” - Victor Hugo [Les Miserables]

HEAVENS ABOVE 

Glad blue skies, vivid backcloth

to sad, naked branches

barely hinting at far kinder times

yet to come once winter

has worked its worst on humanity

for wanting to prove itself

better, stronger than Earth Mother

while working its worst

on all things bright and beautiful,

freely given

Sad clouds leading us a merry dance

for wondering if any tears

that may (or may not) fall are meant

to harm (even kill) or nurture,

inspire, re-invent an ethos of peace,

love, kindness and respect

for nature, human nature, all-inclusive,

no cherry picking for egos

to feed on the brighter, more beautiful,

least demanding

Grey skies, making no sure promises

(or threats) to naked humanity

anxious to avoid the worst of nature

yet to come once winters

of the heart have worked their worst

on human mind-body-spirit

obsessed with survival for its own sake

rather than enjoying each day

in all things brighter and more beautiful

for freely given

Pink-yellow skies, reflecting uncertainty

on earth as it is in heavens

that would guard us from all evil save any

we knowingly or unknowingly

proceed to propagate for some greater good

as dictated by dogma

mindless of consequences to any true feeling

for freedom of movement,

negotiating all things bright and beautiful

on its own terms

Wide, open skies, ever inviting all nature

and human nature to a life

freely given albeit for the asking or taking

as they see fit who seek

to ask or take but on their own terms,

only to realise soon enough

there is no bargaining with Earth Mother

for nature is to a mind of its own

as human nature is to ‘karma’ by way

of making excuses

Copyright R. N. Taber 2020