(revised, and title changed from “Still” to “Heed”)
.
“Where has gone the light?”
Gaia’s Kiss by charissa1066 via Flickr
they implored the emptiness.
.
“It’s not the candle,
but the flame
that matters,”
came the swift reply
in answer to their woe.
.
“Change must be the vessel
that carries Gaia
through the storm.
It was your dragging apathy
that drove her off
into the mist
where only those
with unveiled eyes
can still make out her form –
where only those
with opened ears
can still discern her voice.
.
“I am still here,
that humankind
will learn to breathe
new life into the dust,
that earth shall rise
in startling vitality.
I am still here, beloved ones!
I am here, still
but now it’s up to you.”
.
© 2000, 2012 Betty Hayes Albright
Seasonings 
This is so lovely. Betty, and I esp. love these lines…
that humankind
will learn to breathe
new life into the dust
that earth shall rise
in startling vitality.
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This is so strong and urgent, not much time left. Thank you for saying it. Ethel Mortenson Davis
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Thank you for your comments, Lauren and Ethel – and to those who “like” this poem.
(I just revised it – hopefully for the better. Guess I should’ve let it rest awhile before posting!)
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Betty, another stunning piece of poetry! These lines:
“Change must be the vessel
that carries Gaia
through the storm.”
– oh, so true!
You have such a depth of knowing in your soul; such a vein of ancient wisdom running through like a seam of gold that permeates all of you. I wish, every time that I open your posts, that I will read a word from today from you, and those chains that you perceive have been lifted. You have so much beauty in your soul and I know, that in the perfect time, those new words will be set free to fly with greater freedom than ever before.
Until then, I just adore every word you post.
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Thanks so much, Angela – for the encouragement. Since starting this blog last August the words are coming a little easier – and going through the old poems (and re-writing many of them) has been a good exercise.
I resonate deeply with all of your poetry, which I know comes from a deep, spiritual place of wisdom. Your poems are always so uplifting and full of light – thank YOU for inspiring me. 🙂
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I am so pleased they are starting to flow… like a spring or a trickle of beauty, it seamlessly becomes the waterfall and the river – always connected to the ocean Source. 🙂
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Beautifully said, Angela!
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Yes, it is up to us to see and to hear. We do not walk truly in Creation without hearing with our hearts and seeing with our souls.
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So true – thank you, Granbee Rose! 🙂
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Hi
I have nominated you for the 7 x 7 Link award. I hope you like it. You certainly deserve it. Best wishes for the 2012.
http://lostupabove.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/versatile-blogger-award-7-x-7-link-award/
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Thank you for the nomination!! I appreciate being included on your list. 🙂
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Wonderful lines, once again!
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Thank you, David! 🙂
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Hi Betty,
What a wonderful entrance into 2012! Thank you for these meaningful words.
The last line says it all for me!
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Thanks, Christine – I’m glad you liked that last line. I know there are some who bury their heads in the sand and don’t realize their own sacred responsibility to do whatever they can to preserve and conserve our Earth (and I’m talking mostly about those in government positions and big corporations who are guided by politics and the bottom line, rather than fact, science and soul)……
(…stepping off my soapbox now – you mustn’t get me started! 🙂 )
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There are some of us still listening.
But sadly perhaps too few.
A poem which deserves to be widely heard
David
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Thank you, David… it seems like there ARE too few sometimes, but hopefully the tide and the times will change – for the sake of this old, dear planet of ours….
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“where only those
with unveiled eyes
can still make out my form -”
Astoundingly beautiful! Your work is tirelessly inspiring and creative. This is a wonderful piece, full of passion and emotion
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Thanks, V W, for such another lovely comment. You’re right, this topic IS a passion of mine.
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Now isn’t this some synchronicity, eh Sister of the Sea? I’ve nominated you for the Candle Lighter Award–no obligation, just a blessing–come see the cool candle on my blog!!!
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Oh, thank you, Caddo!! That IS a cool candle – I might just have to “do” this one. 🙂 It’s so nice of you to nominate me!
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