Waters

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Sue Vincent

north meeting 162There is a pool;
Its waters are held
Within the chalice of earth
Reflecting the sky.
It sparkles, calm and still,
Glinting in the sunlight,
Glittering with the stars
That play across its surface,
As day turns to night turns to day.
Yet the moon cannot enter the waters.
The sun does not bathe
Nor the stars swim.

It ripples with laughter,
When the wind plays…
Scattering its silence,
Summer’s children splashing
For a little while.
Winter ice holds it,
Frozen in time,
Dulling its reflections
Blanketed snow
In the stasis of grief
As the seasons turn.
In the heart of the pool
Only silent stillness.

We throw our stones,
Tossing pebbles…
Skimming the surface…
Making our own ripples
Ephemeral as the wind,
Droplets dancing
Diamond bright,
Or crazing the ice
Before the stone sinks.
Its presence a memory
As it leaves the light.

The waters close,
The surface stills,
The ripples cease.
Within the depths
The stones grow,
Filling the pool
Raising the water
Till it overflows
And is lost.
The pool has no wings…
The earth drinks it.

Yet the water remains,
Ever changing
But unchanged
Rising as mist
Or the sap of a flower
That greets the sun
Holding the essence
Of a silver pool
In a dewdrop.

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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35 Responses to Waters

  1. Sadje says:
    December 4, 2020 at 07:05

    This is a beautiful poem for a beautiful scene

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  2. willowdot21 says:
    December 4, 2020 at 08:33

    This is so evocative and peaceful 💜

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  3. jenanita01 says:
    December 4, 2020 at 09:19

    Right now, I need to visit such a place, as I’m in need of the soothing presence of the water…

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  4. memadtwo says:
    December 4, 2020 at 11:51

    Circles again…always. (k)

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  5. noelleg44 says:
    December 4, 2020 at 14:25

    Lovely, soothing – good for high blood pressure!

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  6. D. Wallace Peach says:
    December 4, 2020 at 15:44

    Stunning poetry, Sue. I love the constancy despite all the change. Just beautiful.

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  7. pensitivity101 says:
    December 4, 2020 at 15:56

    Lovely and relaxing Sue.

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  8. Eliza Waters says:
    December 4, 2020 at 17:45

    Beautiful poem, Sue. I love the soothing energy of water, such a nourishing element.

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  9. Alli Templeton says:
    December 4, 2020 at 20:31

    Oh wow, Sue. This is therapy for my aching brain. I love the idea of the water being held in the ‘chalice of the earth’. I do love the way you see nature, through your unique gaze full of magic and metaphor. I’ll never look at a lake or a pool in the same way again. 🙂

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  10. Dalo 2013 says:
    December 5, 2020 at 17:24

    For those of us who have an affinity for water, the need to live near water and appreciate its mystery, you honor it well: “Its waters are held, Within the chalice of earth, Reflecting the sky.”

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  11. Sustain blog says:
    January 30, 2021 at 20:46

    A beautiful poem of water, a sustainable resource. Thank you 😊

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