In the Search

By metaphormachine

In search ...

 

At first it seemed only a dream

gentle, confusing, peaceful.

 

The lights, the foreign ship

a cathedral in the sky.

 

These & the beings

never recover

 

Over all was a fragile reality

... like a dream within a dream.

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Copyright 2013 metaphormachine
Published on Monday, January 28, 2013.     Filed under: "Spiritual" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Poem 2 - Book 1 of 15 - A Gentle Time Robbery -
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  • A former member wrote: "The lights, the foreign ship/a cathedral in the sky"... haunting images. this has a lullaby's hum and a ghost story's chill and unwillingness to depart. amazing.

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