Lynda, this is lovely! I like the picture you draw for the reader, how the warmth and light are moving within the chapel, and the direction of light moving upward, from your feet up to your face so that we can imagine your visage glowing. You incorporate sound with the minutes ticking and also touch/feeling by using the word "warmth." I like the play on who is following--first the light following you, then you following the "L"ight which I take to be the Holy Spirit. I feel the comfort conveyed by the Light and warmth finding you. In the last few lines, I get the feeling of being cocooned by the Light and warmth. This is translated by the word choices of "stay within / Surrounded // " You convey God's presence and comfort beautifully. Thank you for sharing your poem.
This “light” poem came to me this morning. Thought I’d share.
Shifting Light
As I sit quietly
Morning light
Streams thru
Chapel windows
Light shifts
As I still myself
Moving slowly
As minutes tick
Warmth and light
Move together
From the tip of my toe
To my arm, my face
The light follows me
The warmth follows me
I follow the Light
I follow the Warmth
Light and warmth
Find me
And I stay within
Surrounded
Lynda, this is lovely! I like the picture you draw for the reader, how the warmth and light are moving within the chapel, and the direction of light moving upward, from your feet up to your face so that we can imagine your visage glowing. You incorporate sound with the minutes ticking and also touch/feeling by using the word "warmth." I like the play on who is following--first the light following you, then you following the "L"ight which I take to be the Holy Spirit. I feel the comfort conveyed by the Light and warmth finding you. In the last few lines, I get the feeling of being cocooned by the Light and warmth. This is translated by the word choices of "stay within / Surrounded // " You convey God's presence and comfort beautifully. Thank you for sharing your poem.
love the feeling of the first stanza especially. And Cowgirl is lovely.
Thank you, Dottie. Cowgirl, in many ways, was like our second child ❤️. However, first and foremost, she was our daughter Claire's "baby."