In the broken after,
see this thing—hope
in a vast universe,
find blue peace in perfumed air;
devour the delicious dazzle of color,
the light bubbling through champagne clouds–
listen–
the sky is alive with heart-rhythms,
and the sound of if and when
in the bright song of stars
traveling from afar, journeying to tomorrow.
My message from the magnetic poetry Oracle. She kept giving me messages about the current political situation–and then, suddenly, this one. I saw the beautiful feather above yesterday, and this morning, I saw eagles soaring high up in the sky (too high to get a photo). They flew past the setting moon and rising sun, and such beauty in the quiet morning raised my spirits.
Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings 
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Thank you, Paul.
The Oracle gave you (thus all of us reading here) a valid perspective on current politics. I am listening for the “if and when” with hope that we in the US are nearing a turning point long overdue. Crisis can deliver desirable change.
A keeper poem! Thanks.
What a lovely comment! Thank you so much.
I like the feeling of peace in these words. My heart is always lifted by seeing feathers, even if they mostly belong to pigeons. And I like the reference to Emily’s famous line. (K)
Thank you, Kerfe. I had to try the Oracle a few times before I got this poem. I see lots of feathers in the park–from geese I suppose, but this feather was particularly beautiful.
What a lovely opening phrase! And yes, find blue peace, be as you are, same message.
Thank you! Yes, very similar. 😀
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Lovely, Merril. My word for 2021 is peace.
Thank you, Jill. I hope it’s a prescient choice.
As you know, my word for the year is BEYOND, as in “beyond the brokenness . . . ! And, like you, I hope for peace. 🙂
Thank you, Marian. I hope our wish comes true.
A peaceful message focusing on hope … .perfect time because it’s been a crazy opening week of 2021. Well done, Merril!
Thank you very much, Frank!
Beautifully done. Killer first two lines.
Thank you so much! 😀
My pleasure.
Such a heart-warming, forward looking, denying nothing, perspective, Merril
Thank you so very much, Derrick.
Such words fill me with hope and peace, “if and when.” The future is still there for us. Thank you for this 🙂
Thank you so much, Marie! 😀
You almost make me feel as if there is a good future ahead. Thank you for that.
You’re welcome, Luanne. Thank you for that comment.
“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers”! I think there was a guiding spirit leading you to that blue feather and the “blue peace in perfumed air.”
Thank you very much, Liz. It did seem like an omen. 😀 (The feather was actually white/gray.)
Did you actually use magnetic poetry to write this? Impressive. I need to dog mine out. I love the randomness of magnetic poetry. Also, eagles? You are lucky. I saw a buzzard while walking the other day and a massive herron
Thank you. Yes, a few of visit the magnetic poetry Oracle (usually on Saturdays): https://magneticpoetry.com/pages/play-online. We know her well now, so we use the tiles as is, or as prompts. Yes, I’m pretty sure they were eagles, but they were very high in the sky. In the summer, I saw eagles a few times very close.
Ooo I’ll check it out
Enjoy! 😀