I must leave the world behind me To find my breath once more Thoughts scatter in the noise of the day While the spirit wilts against the harshness of commerce An escape is waiting for me Hidden among shelves and pages A magic of shapes dancing before me To whisper spells and take me to … Continue reading Vanishing
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Folklore
All of the dreams Of the once upon a time Some otherworldly magic We imagine While the magic enfolds us Surrounds us Uplifts us Without our knowledge Our eyes cast aside vision In favor of modern wisdoms Snake oils from so many claiming to be potion makers While a thousand ancestors Rise and tremble To … Continue reading Folklore
Dryad
The world pays no notice To the ordinary Just the sunlight Just a tree Just a scatter of wildflowers Blooming amongst the grass While magic waits For the breathless moment Of vision A true seeing Of all that lives within this beautiful world ~ Caroline A. Slee
Fairy Tale
The garden is made for dancing The earth And the blooms bowing their heads Hear the music we miss The sky holds fast as witness Inviting magic And those who look With deep gaze Might see the fairy lights As dusk begins its call As the dance begins And abundance springs forth - Caroline A. … Continue reading Fairy Tale
Luna
The world follows The faith of men Pilgrimages to holy places All marble and domination. The soul follows The rhythms of the planet Dancing in delight With stars nightly return. The dark hours are awash With the brilliance from above And our eyes open once more To magic. ~ Caroline A. Slee
Blood #MondayBlogs
We forget the magic. It is a distant memory of songs in the night and music heard by few. It is waiting: Waiting for the right moment Waiting for our awakening Waiting... Magic forgotten is still a force. We call it coincidence - Circumstance - Vibes - But magic remains. It casts balefires in secret … Continue reading Blood #MondayBlogs
Strange Music #MondayBlogs
Odd how the words Are locked in my throat Like my vocal cords Have frozen In the ice of emotion unspoken But they pour onto paper As though my fingers Can strum them into being Playing them Like so many chords Major and minor And sometimes greatly diminished This strange music flows From my heart … Continue reading Strange Music #MondayBlogs
Strike #wwwblogs
Magic and science Become one body When mystics Rule with superstition Ancient words Hold modern power To dominate Nations and races Until we shake off Our yoke And bring truth Back to life - Caroline A. Slee
Spellcasting
Weave the words To hold the world in beauty - Murmur the spells To cast a net Of peace - Bring magic Into fullness And salvation - Delivering us all From ourselves And the destruction We have wrought - The world waits Breath caught For the tides To be turned - And the venom Poisoning … Continue reading Spellcasting
Les Mots #InternationalPoetryDay
The words saved me Pulling me away Into adventures I could not imagine Taking me to places My eyes had never seen The words were magic Casting visions Of beauty and bliss No matter the world around me Words create Worlds and wonders A beginning to everything Weaving reality With their power ~ Caroline A. … Continue reading Les Mots #InternationalPoetryDay