Spirit Passing

 

                                Beneath the untroubled brambles
                                beyond the reach of marauding scavengers
                                along the abandoned path      
                                shards of a mottled green carapace

                                Throughout the move of season
                                between solstice and equinox 
                                against the comfort of stillness
                                moulting of the vibrant soul transpires

                                Since the most ancient of memory
                                in the warm bed of the black earth
                                beside the gurgling green waters
                                infants suckle the ripe air

                                Onto  the burning sands
                                across the trampled shore
                                toward the toiling ganges
                                the child strides

                                During the difficult life
                                without the touch of knowing
                                until the lock of change is broached
                                the soul searches for the circle's end


                                ©Sojourner Kincaid-Rolle
                                Santa Barbara 1999
                                All Rights Reserved

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