Poetry Friday: Rev. Lawrence Keister

 

An Evening Sky in October

Look upon the twilight clouds
Eastward they are marching;
Blue is breaking through the rifts
In the overarching.

Changing forms work silently
As by nature's magic,
For these Autumn breezes know
Nothing wild or tragic.

Banners show their artistry,
While the legion passes;
Showing, too, how nature's work
Human work outclasses.

Wisps and fragments still remain
As the sky is clearing,
Just to signal to the stars
For their next appearing. 

Reverend Laurence Keister
The Shining Pathway 

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Comments

[cloudscome]

This is so lovely! In October my commute starts to be all about the sky; sunrise on the way to work and sunset in the evening. When we cross the highway and I see lines of cars going away from a sky this lovely I feel sad for the drivers, not knowing what they are missing.
"Banners show their artistry,
While the legion passes;
Showing, too, how nature's work
Human work outclasses."

[Tadmack]

Wow -- I love the whole idea of signaling to the stars their next appearing -- the whole panoply of the sky is like a show -- and everyone does their bit and gets on and off stage.