Poetry list
imprint
you have made
your mark
imprinted on
my heart and
mind so many
objects still and
ordinary everyday
lifted back and
forth through time
in memory bringing
tears and delight
then dashing me
back into the
chasm of loss is
all void in the
end and is the end
already begun for all
even as we are
submerged in the
substance of survival
surfacing into the
ecstasy of belonging
this is love and it
lies beyond our grasp
but within reach of
the leaning out and
toppling over of self
into you into Thou
there is a holiness
imprinted in the order
and chaos of this life
often fleeting always
erased by time it
echoes us into
eternity as the
beloved is held by
the love that turns
us all inside
out and we
see the imprint
that shines through
the darkness of
all time
substance and
sentiment have
their day but
You have made
made Your mark
and you my darling
have made yours
© Neil Thompson 2023