The Alchemy of Nature

"The Alchemy of Nature"

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The world sees not my eyes,

this green blindfold keeps my mind awake,

and my feet naked to the earth.

I listen to the sound of the water,

and the whispering of the air.

For one does not feel the warmth of fire

when one sees the colors of its flame,

nor hear the messages of the silent night

when the stars have written their symbols and our names.

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With this tree, I rest,

this tree, my friend,

long these branches reach their desire,

strong their roots have expanded deep,

centered its trunk as I breathe,

with its leaves and its flowers

I touch its skin and feel,

how it grows, how it greens.

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That sun, I am, my soul,

for it gives light to my body

and gives to grow,

its shinning radiates from inside,

from my skin and bones it exhales

inspiring to be grateful, to smile

reflecting to be conscious

of how sacred it is

to be alive.

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Here the moon, I love, here the moon,

she’s the cradle I long, my lover,

she lets me walk upon silver

beyond, she paints illusions true

and dreams,

Dreams, she draws,

with the purest white

between desires and remembrances

between what I create and what I long,

white, she paints, illusions true

and dreams, she draws,

Dreams.

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II

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Being, before this land had time

when the minds shone with pure light,

in silence, words were listened,

but never spoken, only heard,

like the singing of birds,

and the music of trees.

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Being, before the land had names

when the minds shone free in pure bliss

with soul and heart and innocence,

in silence, music was listened,

like the tunes of the wind

with the rhythm of the seas.

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When the days were of the sun

And the nights were of the moon.

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III

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Let me slither between

the brown earth and green grass,

with its dryness and its moist,

grow the plants from my arms,

one core with the earth

as my center holds the fruits Given.

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Let me plunge into the deep

mysterious waters of the seas,

turning wild and then serene,

with its tides and its waves,

how the blues moves and sways

lively vivid, this flowing liquid

shapeless, ungripped, untamed

transparent with light in my eyes

blind and treacherous in the dark

how it embraces in its immersiveness

how it conquers, with time, with resilience.

And through these pure mirrors of transparency,

I swim to the edge of my own depth

and connect to the all

surrendering to her will

indulged as the rain falls.

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Let me take flight, up in the clouds

with those millions of thoughts that wander and twirl about,

like melodies playing notes in free symphonies,

and as open arms expand, inhaling deep,

I close my eyes, listening to the voice of the wind.

Let me go into the air,

through this fall and take flight,

soar, to the sky above.

as the sun does with light.

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And burn,

with in this living sun in my gut,

I burn with every spark of beauty,

as I hold you dear, my love,

burn and melt and burn again,

when your eyes shine,

let that passion be felt,

across the land, across the galaxy.

You shine, I burn, melt, and with it, I create,

I create like the dance of flames that want to live

like the love who wants to love

and the light who wants to shine.

There, you will see

that magick that lives on,

beneath, beyond and in between,

in nature; all alchemy.

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Facundo Raganato

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