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Feet on the ground,
soles standing,
bare.
In the earth,
rooted.
Stone structure,
from sweat built
with mortar,
together.
The body towers,
a hearth to heat,
a bath to cleanse,
windows to breathe.
Arms spire.
Wind through hair.
The clock to tick,
the bell to ring
its longest chime,
when the sun is high,
up.
Mind in the sky.
Moisture suspended,
wisps and shreds,
in a vapour veil,
spiral,
like the Galaxy arm,
that holds us,
the blue planet.
Then the darkness,
starlit,
all the way to the end,
which is …
the beginning …
of the universe.
Copyright © Quirina Roode-Gutzmer 2012. All rights reserved.
This poem is linked to dVerse Poets Pub: Poetics—Visual-eyes-ing, Sunday 19 February 2012. DVerse Poets Pub is a place where poets and writers gather to celebrate poetry.
Reena Walking’s exquisite photography can be seen on her blog “missing moments”.
________The mind's sky________ Der Himmel des Geistes 
nice…love the journey from here to the celestial in your words…connecting us all …bare feet is the best as well…i like the freedom felt in those opening stanzas….
Thank you, Brian. There is nothing as good as bare feet on the earth, in the earth …
rooted in the earth…then building…and stretching our mind towards sky..towards what connects us with our bare feet in the end and closes the circle…enjoyed it much quirinia..
Thank you, Claudia. Stretching our imagination all the way to the end, which is the beginning … the wheel of life.
Beautiful poem…I felt I was gazing up to the celestial heavens while rooted on the ground ~ Enjoyed this ~
Thank you, Grace. I hope you saw some shooting stars too and made a wish …
nice descriptions
private dreamliner
Thank you, Zongrik. I remember a galactic sonnet of yours recently.
A journey through the body and the structures that we surround our bodies with into the sky/mind. Like a journey home, even though it appears to be in the opposite direction. Brilliant!
Thank you, Ben. Connecting the mind and the body, and all the elements, earth, water, fire, air, … the yin and yang.
Love your ending:
“all the way to the end,
which is …
the beginning …
of the universe”
Thank you so much, Shawna. The ending is vitally important.
beautiful. liked the progression of the imagery in the poem Q. from the earth to the skies and the universe. and the portrayal of an universal truth that strong roots help us soar. 🙂
Thank you, Leslie. The universe and its truth and how we are connect to it inside out.
Other worldly, yet human. Beautiful.
RR
Thank you, RR. I really appreciate your insight.
Beautifully constructed poem Quirina ~ from solid earth to the cerebral firmament & beyond ~ wonderful! 🙂
Thank you, Peter. Each word was sweated over and mortared carefully to the others all to the way to beyond …
Lovely poem, Quirina…loved the last stanza! Beautiful 🙂
Thank you, Louise. I am so glad that you enjoyed the poem and especially the end of it, which is the beginning …
Beautiful write, Quirina. I love the way you subtly worked the clouds in, and the ending was perfect! Nicely done!
Thank you, Charles. I am glad that you enjoyed the symphony. The end has to be perfect, just like the beginning.
Awesome, I love the way the energy seems to build through the rhythm, and power of the words. Great Job!
Thank you, Sammy. The rhythm was important to propel the body upwards into the sky, to the end, to the beginning, the heart beating, the blood flowing, in the circle of life …
This is absolutely fantastic. Love the rhythm and the build up of it. Great use of words 🙂
Thank you, Andrew. The building of words like stones to tower into the sky …
beautiful atmosphere and images here!!
Thank you, Sandra.
I really like the parallels here the head to toe stretching of ground to sky and beyond…and the darkness of beyond, starlit in conjunction with where the mind goes has my head spinning …I may be stealing this part and running with it! 🙂
Thank you, Brian. It will come back to bite you in the tail … 🙂