.
When the veil lifts
we see the bones
of the universe
and it doesn’t matter
the color of an eye,
an unread poem,
a broken thread,
the forgotten name.
.
And everything matters –
the curve of a smile,
a loaf of bread shared,
the feather of a crow,
each dandelion spared.
What matters is the fingerprint
we leave on the flame
before we’re dowsed with slumber
and it all begins again.
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(c) 2004, 2017 Betty Hayes Albright
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Seasonings 
… the sacred hoop –
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Ah, yes! I like that – the “sacred hoop”.
Good to see you, Peter.
(I’m trying to get caught up again – your blog is on my list!)
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Ah, Betty thank you for this deep breath of fresh air drawn into the beginning of my day!
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Leslee, thank you so much for your nice comment! (I love your inspiring blog and hope to visit more often.)
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“dowsed with reason”
A lovely turn of phrase, Betty.
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Thank you, Ben!
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Lovely Betty, and the last two lines, as often in your writing, are just wondrful.
Love and hugs
xxx
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Thanks, Christine!
Hope you’ve had a good weekend. (Spring is in the air here – at last!)
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Yes thanks Betty, a quiet weekend but good, with the door open onto the garden!! Spring is here too! Makes me feel better as Im sure it does all of us. Xx
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Ah yes – there’s nothing like a garden to lift us out of the winter doldrums. Sending hugs!
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Ah, yes. Yes! The bones of the universe–and they are so large and so small that they turn your perception inside out
and it doesn’t matter
the color of the eye,
the unread poem,
the broken thread,
the forgotten name.
But, at the same time, everything matters
the curve of a smile,
a loaf of bread shared,
the feather of a crow,
each dandelion spared.
But what really matters is
…the fingerprint
we leave on the flame
and Betty Hayes Albright’s poetry (what a magnificent pair of lines) before reason colds our thinking and the whole process of seeing starts all over again.
Yes! Yes!
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Thomas, thank you for all the “Yes’s!” I appreciate your support, as always.
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Love the imagery in the poem.
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Thanks, Charlie. 🙂
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Thomas said it perfectly…..and thanks Betty for capturing it for us all !! xx
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