12/04/2011

• "Light in April"

  There is something in the light
  Making brilliant the earth
  Is this the gold of fools
  Is it the season's change in April
  Is it wanton to desire anything new
  Are eyes turning toward her or her truth

  This place made precious by truth
  This moment bejeweled by light
  Are things brilliantly becoming new
  A refreshing of both heaven and earth
  Much to embrace and behold in April
  Will lessons be learned by her fools

  In disregard of nature's abundance the fool
  grabs at power denying the beauty of truth
  not knowing all will be revealed in April's
  ever returning radiance and light
  giving way to regenerated perceptions of earth
  Returning to the past, supported by all things new

  Embracing powerlessness and seeing loss anew
  The way becomes a straight path for a fool
  All one is given is gratefully returned to the earth
  The gift of simplicity becomes a bold truth
  shining brighter than sunlight
  Even the glorious illuminating light of April

  With all her effervescent joy April
  is able to invite both those old and new
  to see her world bathed in possibility's light
  Enchanting both the wizened one and fool
  Allowing them to hope in the goodness of truth
  glimpsing their gratitude for and the gift of earth

  Transformed minds motivating earth
  tending hands all for the love of April
  An invitation to honor the heart of truth
  taking those things lost and making all things new
  the love of sages undoing the fool
  the wisdom of ages revealing light

  Light of love breath again into earth
  Allow the fool of clay to be undone by beauty, April
  call for all things new to pay homage to Truth

  11.  A sestina.(5pts) 
  30. An Earth Day poem ( 3pts)
  49. A poem entitled “Light in April.” (3pts)

  74 pts. + 11 pts. = 85  pts. of 150 pts.

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