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Muse in the sky

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By Melissa IngoldsbyPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Muse in the sky
Photo by Jessica Felicio on Unsplash

a crystal clear view, a mosaic of light, shadow and painted, layered memory

Shrouded from the window pane of the

Bright pale sky

Glass that was created from the skilled master

In between the layers, will I find

Will I find you, my deepest

Truest claim to

My very Neshama...

I had to hold mine in shackles, dear one, for forever & a day

But your crackling webs of torrential charity and grace

Unlocked it

Letting my wispy, dried out breath

Fill up with cucumbers and ripening melons

And I regarded you

In the stumbling atmosphere, your lightning fingertips

Creating fertility and strength throughout the heavens.

I uncover your mountain-mirror-eyes

So deep, like milky

Starlight

And sleep in your Goddess embrace

Until sun is upon us...

And day has woven our love

Into sight.

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About the Creator

Melissa Ingoldsby

My work:

Patheos,

The Job, The Space Between Us, Green,

The Unlikely Bounty, Straight Love, The Heart Factory, The Half Paper Moon, I am Bexley and Atonement by JMS Books

Silent Bites by Eukalypto

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  • Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock3 years ago

    Wistful & beautiful.

  • Oh wow, Neshama means soul! I learned a new word today. Such a beautiful and lovely poem Merly!

  • Cathy holmes3 years ago

    Wow. Such beautiful imagery. Well done,.Melissa.

  • Dana Crandell3 years ago

    Beautifully written, Melissa! I admit, I had to look up Neshama.

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