Koi

She followed the Sun 

and let her thoughts

pour into the night

as She slowly closed her eyes 

and opened her heart 

to the wandering 


        to find a place 


silent and still 

led by lucid grace 

to the water's edge 

where She knelt by a pool   

        as black as any lonely night  

          as deep as any lonely thought 



and She raised her face to the sky  

to scry the flickers of wish-filled stars  

their song echoing in every heart beat  

and in her gentle hands 

a moonstone glowed

polished by time and the tumble of the sea 

connecting the chiromantic lines 

of heart 

     and fate 

         and a dream 


She smiled as she slipped the jewel 

quietly into the water 

ripples sparkling before the rising moon  

and in her reflection  

watching  below the dancing surface 
 
a shimmering  Koi  

to which She offered her palm 

the touch of a friend  

the acceptance 

of a beginning  

with a humble gesture  

feeling the magic  

of transcendence 

the peace

            of love 






Copyright 2012 Robin Christopher Amaral  

Reviews

[asdarkeyesclose]

'and in her gentle hands

a moonstone glowed

polished by time and the tumble of the sea'

i found this very picturesque, light in texture, poetic. It took me back to when the kids used to stroke the Koi at the zoo- it used to be the highlight of the trip they just loved them! fantastic.

[Donald Meikle]

You sir are a joy to read.
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[Stammers]

polished by time and the tumble of the sea

- fantastic line

[roarke]

a mystic moment. The message is in the spaces of each line, the meditative impression, the stillness between ripples. This reminds me of the discipline of Chinese Calligraphy, a sure confident brush stroke and a still mind. Bravo.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Favorited. Need more be said.

[sienikeha]

ethereal. dreamlike. ... beauty.

[Ed Hart]

ah, a liquid pen

[SHEEMA HUQ]

An airy effect adopted here to articulate a graceful tale. Nice.

[FireWoman]

Once again, I immediately put a face to the woman & know her very well, lovely.

[A.A.Romanczuk]

simplicity is so intricate sometimes - she is all grace and sainthood

[JelliFyshKissUs]

I need time to marinate on this silken spread of thought. You deserve much more than an "I like this" and you will have more from me.