Within the flower there lies a seed,
Within the seed there springs a tree,
Within the tree there spreads a wood.
In the wood there burns a fire,
And in the fire there melts a stone,
Within the stone a ring of iron.
Within the ring there lies an O,
Within the O there looks an eye,
In the eye there swims a sea,
And in the sea reflected sky,
And in the sky there shines the sun,
Within the sun a bird of gold.
Within the bird there beats a heart,
And from the heart there flows a song,
And in the song there sings a word.
In the word there speaks a world,
A world of joy, a world of grief,
From joy and grief there springs my love.
Oh love, my love, there springs a world,
And on the world there shines a sun,
And in the sun there burns a fire,
Within the fire consumes my heart,
And in my heart there beats a bird,
And in the bird there wakes an eye,
Within the eye, earth, sea and sky,
Earth, sky and sea within an O
Lie like the seed within the flower.
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From guest Ehsan (contact)
I have ordered her collected poems recently. she was a poet of love,mysticisim and philosophy,however mixing these things with poetic imagination. i first came to know her by reading her poem "ah,many many are the dead" at poetryarchive.org that was a series of haiku-like lines meditating upon life and death. -
it is a spell because of the word sequence. Not sure when it was written, but I hazard a guess during Kathleen's unrequited love affair with Gavin Maxwell. His book 'Ring of Brighwater' about his pet otter was made into a film in the 1960's. The ring and the 'O' mentioned in the poem seem significant.
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I love this, because it is just beautiful. A spell for creation, I couldn't find a better poem for my works if I tried. This is one poem that makes me look upon it with envy and even a little love, and wonderlust. Beautiful..
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A tale of the cycle of life....interesting thoughts.
Well written and very creative.
Sam
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I like this very much. I don't see how it's a spell, but I see that it's words are those of one who might cast one or write one, but i don't know if i really get what the writer was saying.
but that's okay, because it might not be for me to understand.
-midget
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