I am in love with that
I cannot see
Yet I feel Your guiding hand upon my shoulder

I am in love with that
I cannot hear
Yet Your song rings in my heart

I am in love with that
I cannot touch
Yet Your warmth envelopes me

I am in love with that
I cannot taste
Yet You nourish my soul

I am in love with that
I cannot smell
While You scatter Jasmine under my feet

I am in love with that
I cannot know
And yet I know That

V

∞

‘And this is why all the ancient seers exclaimed, “I am that, you are that, all this is that, and that’s all there is.”
Your body is not separate from the body of the universe, because at quantum mechanical levels there are no well-defined edges. You are like a wiggle, a wave, a fluctuation, a convolution, a whirlpool, a localized disturbance in the larger quantum field. The larger quantum field – the universe – is your extended body.’

Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success

Ψ

a compass

~

not a novelty hat or a painted picture
I give you a compass

a directional pocket watch
it gives you hope
when in solitary confinement
battling the elements
directing you home

hear
it will take you on adventures
over rolling hills
and treacherous peaks
essential to your survival

take it
it will never fail you
no matter how warm
or cold
dry or wet
it will point you wherever you want to go

consistent
whatever journey you take
this compass will be there
a slice of me guiding you home

Rory Devlin (age 12)

Ψ

In The Stars

The smallest part of me
watches the clouds,
smells the grass,
listens to your heartbeat
The rest of me is in the stars
where my heart is,
where it always has been,
where it always will be.

V

∞

Ψ

The Patience of Crumpled Time

Duality

Mists of confusion crowd about
Not what I seem
or desire to be
Hurt and frustration play a tune
Anger creeps
from a darkened place
Slow stagnation not the way

Recognition brutal,
awake and raw
Light dispels illusion,
lead the way
Landscapes unfold in joyous form
Tears from my soul easing pain
Joy in truth,
a noble cause
Peace to sleep seems to touch.

Abner

Ψ

∞

Editor: while reading Abner’s poem Duality for the first time, it reminded me of this 2008 painting, pictured above. The painting’s title, The Patience of Crumpled Time (We Voyage Through), is borrowed from Pablo Neruda’s poem Furies and Sufferings. Neruda likewise borrowed the title for his poem from a line of Francisco De Quevedo’s poetry;

‘…There are in my heart furies and sufferings…’

In his poem Duality, it strikes me that Abner’s sensibility mirror’s something of Quevedo’s line of poetry. Of course, with art, we cannot help but project our own emotions while attempting to make sense of someone else’s… and perhaps this is yet another form of duality expressing itself, in contrast to allowing the event to just be for its own sake?

When reading any poetry, I aim to grasp a sense of the whole meaning, and yet what ultimately captures my imagination are isolated words, phrases and sentences that evoke a strong mental picture in my mind, like a string of pearls. These sensory impressions may only be strung very loosely, or even be completely unrelated to the original meaning or intent of the whole. No matter, for the point is to be inspired enough to dream, and so enough to act upon the dream.

Therefore, inspired by Abner’s poem Duality, and the original inspiration behind The Patience Of Crumpled Time…, I revisit Neruda’s Furies and Sufferings to create a collage of impressions. This collage, titled Heart Furies, is an abstraction of the original Neruda poem, posted in the category Concrete Poetry.

Art: The Patience of Crumpled Time is available as a giclée print on stretch canvas or sustainable archive-quality paper. Click on the image to purchase, or to view the VA gallery.

∞

Magic

Separation
how very human of me
Falling leaves
how very poetic
Missed opportunity
or was it?

I’m canvassing opinion
from the breeze
and the glinting pool,
and the Magician for that matter

I step off that wheel
and out of the circle
where I now stand at the centre

Thank You.

V

∞

You Already Know That

I walk around with my feet in the air
and my head in the clouds
All because I love You.

But you already know that.

V

∞

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The Eternal Kiss

Let’s kiss for fifteen minutes.
OK, ten.
How about we ditch time altogether?
Then I get to kiss you forever.

V

∞

Blue Sky

Like the blue sky to a blind man
How does one explain the colour blue?
How does one explain sky?
Put your hand on his heart
and tell him that you love him
Then he will know.

V

∞