Where Sky and Earth blend
There is always an horizon
so I believed, and there is.
Sitting by the sea as sun sets,
We see the horizon defined
where ocean meets the sky.
The seeming back of the stage
from whence spectacular displays burst forth;
Same happens when we watch the sunrise
or even the Moon throwing its mystic light.
I have stood high up on a ship at night,
in the middle of Atlantic it was.
Saw blackness so black I felt I was blind.
So black that no horizon could be discerned,
not good if you steered by stars.
Makes me wonder about our spirit,
could it be blinded too, only see the dark?
Unaware of the horizon of light.
How easy this could happen in a world of pain,
To not trust the light behind horizons
of dark nights at sea, deserts storms or earth.
© miriam ivarson
Beautiful poem and loved the images shared.
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Thank you so much for your appreciative comment.
I didn’t take any photos on my ocean trip and totally black has to be experienced. Not photograph. I think.
Main thin, there is light 😊.
Miriam
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Such a moving and beautiful poem, Miriam. Thank you for sharing. ❤
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Thank you so much, Jill, for your beautiful words. I do love sharing this
with you. 💖.
Miriam
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❤
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Lovely and thought-provoking!
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Thank you for your warm and kind words, Anne.
Miriam
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This is a beautifully evocative poem Miriam and I love the images, especially the first one. Sunsets are a delight to behold. Did you take this photo?
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Thank you for your wonderful comment, Brad.
I was lazy not finding my own of the ocean, the one on here is from pixaby.
miriam
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Mesmerizing poetic words, Miriam and yes when are we going to come out from the darkness and see the light that is always shining so bright for all of us. Too good.
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Kamal, thank you for your beautiful comment. Your wise question is difficult to answer but the light is already there, we just need to see clearly. May we soon be there.
Miriam
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Yes absolutely true I completely agree with your words Miriam.
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When earth and sky blend…the horizon, a poetic place has been captured so well in this poem Miriam. Yes, there are two perspectives – one as dark as night without the stars and the other igniting it with our own light. Both are beautiful but I like the second one.
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Thank you for your beautiful comment, Balroop. Like you I prefer the light
but there was a huge lesson standing in such total darkness. I felt deeply how infitissemaly small we humans are, I felt both frightened and comforted.
I went up to see the sunrise next morning and felt joy.
Miriam
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Lovely images! And your words make me think I am there… I am the horizon itself and from earth a part of me is, maybe that is the still point and that makes me glad to read your beautiful poem. Over and over. .. jc
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Thank you JC, for your beautiful and mystic response. I am glad you enjoyed this poem which I think is trying to show the light behind the dark. Your trademark mysticism puts another angle to it and I can see what you mean with ‘still point’.
We are all part of the horizon which is part of earth…..
Miriam
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A beautiful poem. The wonderful imagery around sight and “vision” are profound. Great poem Miriam. The photos are fantastic as well. Cheers 🙏💖😊
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Thank you for your wonderful comment. It makes me happy that the imagery
speaks to you. 🌈.
miriam
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My pleasure.😊
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Beautiful and thought-provoking poem, Miriam, and your photos are gorgeous. Even through the storms, we need to trust that light shines beyond the horizon, waiting to free us of our pain. 🧡
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Lauren, a warm thank you for your deep understanding and great comment.
Yes, we do need that light to shine through. It will and we will find our way
to joy and freedom. 😘.
Miriam
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Picture, words–perfect. Miriam, do you know where the picture came from? I love it.
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Jacqui, it is a delight that you liked this post.
I use a mix of my own pictures and pixaby ones. The forest one could be from Sweden or your own country. Sand dunes I believe Sahara .
Could check it out for you…..💕.
Miriam
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It looks like my image of a book cover for my next book, where nature rules. No worries, tough. That’s over a year away!
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Jacqui, nature rules on the ocean, Earth including desert.
I have no worries about the photos, I don’t know which of the two you talk about. However, I found them both on free images at Pixaby. Where did you get yours. ?
My pics were just to illustrate the dark and light of my poem. 😊.
Miriam
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Sensational words and beautiful imagery, Miriam. I enjoyed this well written poem.
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Miriam, thank you. Your beautiful comment makes me softly happy this morning. 💕.
Miriam
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You’re welcome, Miriam. 💖💖
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Wow! 😀 Miriam, I just love how your poem weaves from a gentle grounded start to a moment of epiphany that has me sitting back in my chair, deep in thought. The spiritual depth here is intense, shining a bright light for us all.
Your experience on the deck of the ship in the mid-Atlantic sounds incredible and almost life-changing – I’m trying to imagine such blackness and feel only fear! You are one brave lady! hugs xx ❤️
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Annika, your comment is just wonderful with such deep and even spiritual
understanding. If you see the light, it is because you already have it within you.
Your last paragraph is wonderful too and you are right that the experience meant a lot and lives in me. Oh, I was scared first. 😊💕.
Miriam
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Your poem, Miriam, neatly summarises our lives and life itself, where, nature and faith itself promise us that day will follow night as darkness will always give way to light.
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Thank you Roland, your comment is thoughtful and so true.
Nature has its rhythm which of course we are part of. Electricity has changed a lot of the total darkness that was at night before.
Light does indeed win though. 😊.
Miriam
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Your poem is beautiful, Miriam
… as always ❤
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Ahh …. Luisa, thank you for your lovely words. 🤗.
miriam
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Yes Indeed, Miriam, our minds can indeed be blinded to the beauty around us. But it is always there, from the smallest flower to the most spectacular sunset. We only have to see. Once again you have produced magical worlds that capture the world we live in. Thank you. –Curt
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Curt, how right you are, all around us is something of beauty if we but keep
our eyes and mind open. You are right, it is always there whether we notice
or not. Thank you for your lovely comment and appreciative words. 🦋.
Miriam
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The photos are beyond beautiful. That black darkness on the Atlantic sounds scary, yet we know light will come again.
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Yes, JoAnna, the light will come again. Total darkness can be scary and daunting. It makes me feel little in a vast nothing.thank you so much for your lovely comment.
miriam
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Perfect poem paired with perfect pic!
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Thank you, Kally and welcome to my window.
miriam
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Creation of a genius 👍
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Thank you for your appreciation, Subrata.
miriam
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