Prayers for this world whispered lightly, softly as if fearful of offense. I wish to scream my discordant, unsung prayers into this world, letting …
My Prayers for this World – Annette Kalandros
My Prayers for this World – Annette Kalandros
Month: December 2023
As The World Burns
This poem was featured on Braveandreckless.com when it was an active site.
The world burns away
beneath a star filled sky
yet contains not the magic
light of stars or the hope
glistening like joyous delight
in the eyes of children
looking into a night sky
filled with the wonderous glow
of dreams yet to be.
No, no dreams to be
for children grown whose
fear filled eyes
can never see dreams
can never see what should be—
their eyes overflowing
with fear of scarcity–
this flint of fear
igniting
the kindling of greed
and the world—
The world burns away
within hate,
becoming dusty ash,
for some God
to mold again.
In the Shrouded Mountains
Though the mountains shroud
themselves in snow filled clouds,
a warmth spreads
as if the air contained
no freezing chill.
There is a light here
I’ve not found before
in this early morning
of snow cloud
shrouded mountains,
filling me
as if a sun lighted spring
prodded the mountains
to shrug away their shrouds.
Seals
At the edge of a known world
where sapphire sea meets an emerald surf
seals emerge in greeting
just feet from where I stand.
I did discover an absolute
in a moment of childlike wonder:
All things thought unattainable,
never to be found--
perhaps, even undeserved--
exist in the joy
at the edge of the sea.
