9.25.2012

Pool of Souls

In the office park
There is an artificial stream
That gathers into separate
Symmetrical pools

Emerald green
(Thanks to modern chemistry),
Mock-contemplative,

Bereft of the
Deep-disordered
Harmony
Of nature's
Equipoise.

One pool:
A slowly circulating
Flotilla
Of autumn's castaways,
Dressed in a hundred hues
Of passage;

A second pool:
One leaf, poised
On upturned ends--
A miniature catamaran,

Sailing alone.

--Mr. Gobley

6 comments:

karen said...

:0)

Came to share this- searching for Hildegard of Bingen:10000 Virgins = beautiful music.

"They can be like a sun, words. They can do for the heart what light can for a field."

- John of the Cross

Thank you for sharing... your words.
I forget if you are an Oct baby-- or Feb. It feels like you are Oct. If so- have a happy day somewhere along the way.

karen said...

Guess what, mr g?

11,000 Virgins!!!
Off by 1,000. Only me...

karen said...

Did Sandy affect you-
are you ok, too?

Mr. Gobley said...

Karen:

i am OK, gratefully so. and you?

Mr. Gobley said...
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karen said...

We were not even on the radar this round. I'm worried about amba and about Melinda- a commenter @amba's.
Personally.

For everyone else- passionately.

Thank you for answering.