Looking out the window
Of a spaceship in flight
An astronaut
Could be forgiven
For thinking this planet solid
A simple spinning
Green
Blue
Ball
Zoom in closer
And closer
It isn’t a ball
At all
Closer in still
Humans looming larger
An eyeball
Two
Put them under a microscope
Watch those globes disappear again
Nothing is solid
Nothing is as it appears
We just keep falling
Deeper in
*Placed under a microscope – solid reality crumbles
This morning I was running beneath the still dark sky – one star so bright and large it seemed to be glowing just for me
Above in a vaulted arc
Someone had cast a vast black velvet blanket
Making the bed
Then spread
Nature’s fairy lights – mesmerising
I was overcome by this sense of awe – of how fortunate I was to be aware of this moment – to be fully immersed in what felt like pure magic
It is an amazing world and we are amazing ourselves
Humans can conceptualise, dream, innovate, imagine and so much more!
We have a capacity to not only be aware
But to be self aware
We should be astonished and walk around constantly in awe
Sadly
Normalcy blinkers
Instead we tap our feet as the kettle boils and stare out the window – blind and unseeing
Trapped in a head full of chatter
About tiny
Small
Things
That aren’t real
I agree wholeheartedly, a world within and a world without. Gazing upward at the wonders of the universe and the microorganisms that function within our body….and that not even observing the soul…..oh.oh. where is it, in that sense of awe, that pure magic?
I’ve been feeling this so much lately and life has taken on such lustre Len. Wish I could stay in those moments of awe but the phone rings and business calls and things go wrong and the mundane nudges in – I think we can take it back in chunks though. The more awareness and depth there is to life the more extraordinarily beautiful it becomes. I’m working on it – seems like a very worthwhile pursuit and so rewarding. Chasing sunrises 🌅❤️😊
Magical my dear, the scene you painted here 😍
It is magical dear Lady Sag. We forget our magic but it waits . If we’re lucky, we remember. 😊❤️
Yes!! I spend most of my days outdoors where the magic is alive and well…..especially at night🌚🌠
Wow. This is everything, Kate. 🙌✨ Pure magic. Thank you for writing this. Brava! 👏👏👏
Thanks Katy 😊
amazing work
Thanks Nancy.
Oh this is great, we should be in awe and we still can be. I love the “nature’s fairy lights” line 👌
That’s what they look like sometimes 😊
“Placed under a microscope, solid reality disappears” loved this piece
Thankyou 😊