Heart of Brightness
by Oonah V Joslin
Never imagined it would be like this;
like a diamond.
A jewel from the air
casting light in all directions,
scattering the sun
like so much tinsel.
A jewel on the ground:
sharp and facetious:
cut to impress.
Its movement Cartier precise;
intricate, perpetual.
Soon your own heart keeps
that relentless beat.
Your feet pick up the pace.
Your mind accepts the clamorous roar
as waves crashing on a rocky shore,
a restless storm in a vast forest;
animal bellows, shrills and shrieks,
siren calls.
Down in the street in the dizzy deep,
of lacerating power, you meet
hard edged faces, inward looking,
sharp and quick as knives.
Many have been cut down here:
crushed, pulverised, buried alive
and dead.
It demands reflection,
worship.
No excuses.
But when you expect it least
it reins in to a trot,
lies still as schist,
invites you to
Imagine
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