Footstool (in collaboration with Zahra and advise from Arturo)

The Footstool

with grandiose beginnings

wrapping three walls

plied high with pillows 

Ottomane of velours d'Utrecht

life continues its pirouette,

igniting an ignis fatuus

shapes generating and erasing each other,

there is dark - and light there is

as if our cosmos filtered

on point 

lift your tired feet

place them on my back

as God is man finding place 

earth his footstool 

engineered within such architecture

we become grains of heaven

3/22/2015

E

                                                             

Reviews

[FOih;]

Engineered within such architecture

I feel this line encompasses the entire poem...a hand behind the creation of Earth, urging it to move...

But it is as you both have said (very eloquently), we are the Greater God's footstool, until we humble ourselves before God and creates again - this time transforming who we are into something beautiful...

[Einstein Noodle]

i love your take on this Arturo! your insightful and thorough .. that's why your advice is so good! :)
E.

[FOih;]

Thank you E Noodle!

[Zahra]

thank you very much Arturo! :) Thanks for joining in.

[MsJewel]

A fabulous collaborations, so well written. I love the use of metaphor. Brilliant writing
:) Julie

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you Jewel! feel blessed by your visit and very encouraged by your review .. peace and love and joy!
E.

[Jamestown]

What a beautiful collaboration, the two of you picked an amazing topic
and completely filtered it with brilliance and elegance!
I am blown away with the footstool metaphor, just fantastic!
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Zahra]

Thank you James. It was E's idea, he always comes up amazing subjects.

[Einstein Noodle]

glad you like it Jamestown! thank you for taking time .. and your encouraging review .. truth be told the idea sat dormant until Zahra applied her energies and talents to it .. it wasn't an easy one .. we talked a couple times of scraping it or starting completely over .. Arturo added some good advice and needed encouragement and we posted it .. really glad we did .. thank you again
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i wonder how he feels about what he has made?
the earth---he smiles. man---he ponders...

why do we treat each other as we do...and why do we treat the earth the way we do?
seems to be more dark than light....

great collaboration..sounds like one...just one small edit...first line, second stanza..."its pirouette"

but a really poignant write....about creation and the results...and what God has to think about as he watches with his feet up on the footstool...

jacob

[Zahra]

thank you so much jacob, I'm sure E will see to that edit.

[Zahra]

its not "it's".that is to be edited. My typo I guess.

[Einstein Noodle]

duh! silly me! :}

[Rita L. Sev]

A perspective both humbling and fulfilling all at once; beautifully crafted piece, with a superb concluding verse!

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you Rita ... always! ... we almost abandoned this one but after speaking with Arturo decided to continue .. i think i will end up putting this in my own favorites .. (at the risk of being ego man:) .. Zahra is so inspiring! ... love and peace girl!
E.

[Zahra]

thank you so much Rita!

[Matching Socks]

What a superb collaboration from you guys.
I imagine Him looking upon us proudly at times, other times shaking his head asking what the hell we're doing.

[Einstein Noodle]

i do too Ana ... i do too! ;) thank you for visiting and your comments .. it reminds me of my hope that God has a sense of humor ;)
E.

[Matching Socks]

Oh, he does! He gave us Mosquitos in summer. That's a bit of a joke I'd say. :)

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ......... He did indeed! ....... oh to be a frog

[Zahra]

Thank you so much Ana. :)

[Matching Socks]

My pleasure Zahra!! :)

[icelandicblue]

The grains of heaven, that image will most certainly stay with me. The construct of this collaboration is beautifully eloquent.

[Zahra]

thank you very much icelandicblue. :)

[Einstein Noodle]

yes .. thank you icey! .. love your visits and so gratified that image especially spoke to you .. love and peace!
E.

[J.R.H.]

Very interesting! As everyone else implied the whole poem was beautiful, but the ending is fireworks. Great job!

[Zahra]

Thanks so much J.R.H. Glad you enjoyed.

[Einstein Noodle]

nice to meet you JRH! and i ditto Zahra's appreciation!
E.

[Kelly Scheppers]

"as God is man finding place
earth his footstool
engineered within such architecture
we become grains of heaven"

Perhaps it's just my opinion, but I think the closing verse could do well on its own merit! Bravo to the mixing of muses!

My best,
Kelly

[Einstein Noodle]

mmmmm .. glad you pick up on that one line especially .. very grateful for your opinion Kelly .. your visits and for taking time to comment .. much appreciated
E.

[Zahra]

thanks Kelly :)

[R Smith]

who'd have thought a poem from a footstool......E and Zee that's who! Grains of heaven my friends, never a truer word was said, such magnificence of poetry :)

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you sir! your comments are so encouraging .. much appreciation for you taking time to read and comment ..
E

[Zahra]

thank you very much Richard.

[Pryde Foltz]

as if our cosmos filtered
on point
lift your tired feet
place them on my back

A superb write you three.

[Einstein Noodle]

i love to see your twinkling eyes and smile Pryde .. :) thank you for your reviews always!
E.

[Zahra]

thank you Pryde. :)