light and death

[the_olaf]

Stars are interesting things. A chemical reaction resulting in all kinds of radiation, including light and heat. Light that travels across the universe. The stars in the sky help people on earth find their way in the night as a dependable guide. Stars spark our imagination as we lay under them, hinting at different worlds and reminding us of

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[verybadlady]

I find that so much of the patterns and cycles of life are reflected in nature. I was thinking about my plants the other day...how if I don't water them for awhile and the soil dries out there is a burst of new life and the plant channels its energy into creating new growth, but if it still isn't watered at a certain point that the older growth will die off to support the nutrient demands of the new growth.
In a vague way I think life can be like that...when things get rough and we are in a "drought" is when some of those new shoots appear...when life gets rough is when we push forth to grow and further ourselves and whatnot. It is hard to explain but I swear it makes sense in my head, hah.

[jabok]

Redwing Blackbirds

This morning they came like the dying
reclaiming their old lives, delirious
with joy right on the seam of spring,
streaming in by the tattered thousands
like black leaves blowing back onto the trees.

But the homeless know what’s expected by now,
and when the farmer fired into their body,
they rose all around me like trembling
black wounds gaping red at the shoulders,
a river of pain draining into the sky.

Tonight, as I look at the cold sky
and its flock of blue-white scars,
I can’t yet turn from Orion’s red star
whose trembling red light has traveled for years
to die now into any eyes that will hold it.

~ Fred Dings