Is it enough
When sun and moon
pause
Suspended in celestial
sky
The greater and the
lesser light?
Is it enough
When light displays
and dances
Threads of silken rays
Through leaves
burnished gold and red?
Is it enough
The symphony of birds
Song sung from hearts
Unburdened,
unconcerned?
Is it enough
This riotous bounty of
nature
Its uncontained
magnificence
Cast with wanton
extravagance
To saturate the senses
And marinate the mind
To soak the soul
In sensual indulgences
Is it enough to break
the web
Of fears and
uncertainties
Of calamities I've
conjured in my mind
Condemned
Is it enough to break
the chains
Of loneliness I've
crafted for myself
To breach the
battlements I have built
To keep the others out
Is it enough to break
the hold
Of my inferiority
That nature so bold
should
Be a part of me.
Is it enough?
The question comes to
me
Is nature’s bounty
Enough
To take me out of me?
When I have left my
fears
And condemnations far
behind
When I have broken
down the battlements
And the hold of
inferiority released
Then my soul will rise
and sing
And joining with
natures fecundity
It’s prolificacy and
beauty
My soul will proclaim
It is enough for me!
Nice piece. I particularly like the alliterations you made in the fourth stanza. I was able to feel the elements you were describing.
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