Saturday, August 31, 2019

Everything and the Space Between



Photo by Casey Horner on Unsplash

The space between wingbeats
carries the sparrow
through the air.

The space between notes
carries the music
to our ear.

The space between words
carries the meaning
to our heart.

The space between breaths
carries us
into the next.

The space between us
carries
possibility.

The space between now and forever
ceases to exist
in the present,

that moment before
the cosmos explodes

becoming everything
and the space between.

© 2019 Joanne Young Elliott

Saturday, August 17, 2019

A Little Rain Must Fall


Photo by Issara Willenskomer


Rain on dry earth.
Scent released.

All that has waited
wafts into air.

Ground is pelted
prepared.

The dormant
begins to move.

Soil loosened
seed breaks open.

Life stirs
beneath the surface.

She will emerge
break through

this life. Rise
into the light.

©2019 Joanne Young Elliott