Photo and Poetry by Marini Barika Facey
AWAKENING Newborns suddenly burst into the light, breath surges, and startled voices cry! Life begins and rushes by at a rapid pace; crawling legs wobble, fall, and stand up straight. Illegible letters and unintelligible words evolve into skillful rhetoric of the mature and well versed. Fleeting, meaningless pursuits are no longer the chosen paths. Life frightens and enlightens! Everything simple becomes complex. Steady legs that once stood up straight, wobble and fall. Sight, hearing, and memories slowly begin to fade; decades pass and seasons change. Staggered, strained breath merges at a rapid pace; life ends and brushes across aged faces. Everything complex becomes simple... Newborns and the aged both violently gasp for awakening.
"Captivated" BY SHAWN MCDONALD
When I look into the mountains I see Your face When I look into the night sky It sparkles Your name The wind and the clouds and the blue in the sky The sun and the moon and the stars so high That's what draws me to You I am, I'm captivated by You In all that You do I am, I'm captivated When I wake unto the morning It gives me Your size When I look across the ocean It echoes Your might The sand on the shore and the waves in the sea The air in my lungs and the way You made me That's what draws me to You I am, I'm captivated by You In all that You do I am, I'm captivated 'Cause I am, I'm captivated by You In all that You do I am, I'm captivated The wind and the clouds and the blue in the sky The sun and the moon and the stars so high The sand on the shore and the waves in the sea The air in my lungs and the way You made me The blood in my veins and my heart You invade The plants how they grow and the tree and their shade The way that I feel and love in my soul I thank You my God for letting me, letting me know I am, I'm captivated by You In all that You do I am, I'm captivated 'Cause I am, I'm captivated by You In all that You do I am, I'm captivated |
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