douglas Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 The Southern PortalThis holy primal Southern earthRed and rich with lifeAlways pulling me back from my intercontinentalMeanderingsAn organic terrestrial magnetSeducing my feet onto its sun-bakedFertility and warm magnificenceThis ancient passionate Southern earthEmbraced by the pounding of merging oceans A sword-like isthmusSlicing through currents and tidesCasting up mists and liquid diamondsEvoking salty aquamarine worshipThis earth contains within it primordial creative spiritsWho escape through breathing fynbos and cracking rocksCo-creators of this spinning orbTravelling together upon the whipping clashing windsCalling out Calling out Calling outTo their ephemeral progenyWe who are now scattered Across the face of an aging planetThis holy primal Southern earthInfusing my spirit with wisdom and abundanceWith each miraculous footfallTransmuting pain and doubtInto peace and remembranceThe universal womb of our collective memoryAnd originThe precise epicentre of creationThe Southern Portal Of immortal consciousness Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 A celebration of home, Douglas? I've always hoped that you would incorporate Cape Town in one of your works. Tony PS - For me the Big Dipper embodies a familiarity of home. I've never seen the Southern Cross. You must know it well. Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Thanks Tony - yes indeed - inspired by the Cape Peninsula - I plan to do a poem for the North, East and West too... Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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