Poetry list
pilgrims
the journey the
path the route
the destination
all is hidden
until the step
and the scene
melt into a
mesmeric
transparency
pilgrims see
through the
material and
the concrete
for it is there
that the
pilgrimage
begins and
ends whatever
we see there
is another
realm read
by the heart
the inner eye
and throne of
sensibility
and value
it is a burnished
orb of illumination
a lodestar and
magnetic field
the escape from
time the
compass point
that leads us
into eternity
suffusing each
breath we
take with
a wind that
fills the
sails of
meaning
urging and
propelling
us over
the seas of
temporality
towards a
mist a
mystery of
inner light
the clarity
of the darkness
that subdues
the desperate
need for power
the control
the knowledge
the clock
and the grave
the pilgrimage
never stops
because it
never began
and will never
end all our
dust and dominion
will perish in
nothing the
annihilation of
grace the opening
of the road
which leads
into the oblivion
of love’s
ravishing
revealing
ecstasy of
delight
take the
first and
last steps
at the
same
time
pilgrims
© Neil Thompson 2024