Common Treasures: julho 2015

INIFINITE PRISM

«I give you a pebble, I give you a crystal orb
A grain of sand, a drop of water
A blow of wind, a beam of sun
I give you the magic seeds of life
Do with them what you have to do
What you learn, breathe, seek, find and dream»
The ancient voice said
In a whisper that remained
Printed in twinkles, echoes and dust
Along the road behind and ahead
Across the sky above and beyond

I listened to the voice
Not knowing who I was
What I would be ahead
What I could be along
In my heart I cradled the gifts
In my hands I built and rebuilt
Worlds, ways, simple wonders
Not knowing what they were

In the beginning I was no one
And everything was me
Indistinct from the whole
I was immense as the universe
Tiny as each atom of unknown

Step by step I grew
And saw the precious gifts growing
And changing around me
Even without moving a single finger
The perpetual movement flowed
And along I was flowing too
Hearing from time to time
The ancient voice echoing
From the depth within
And from all the corners of the universe

Step by step my legs grew stronger
My feet courageous and eager to go ahead
Step by step I grew older
Always carrying and beholding the same gifts
Step by step I watched the days rising and setting
The sun and the moon crossing in the sky
Step by step the road behind grew longer
And I searched for the road still ahead
Moon and sun, everlasting, ageless companions
My hair growing white, my legs growing weaker
By the ocean I stood and walked today and today
Joining all the days in one
Asking the clouds and the waves
Why the road ahead was still infinite and bright

Between the day and the night
The ancient voice came again to repeat and repeat
The legacy of her wisdom
“… The seeds, the seeds of life…”
Listening to her whisper I merged in the sea inside
I crossed the vast universe
The oceans, the mountains
The forests, the plains
The deserts, the web of roads
Within and beyond the view
A long, long time passed and I came to the surface
My legs were strong again, my feet were lighter
My chest a newborn star meant to be eternal
Around me an endless forest by the sea
In my hands the glowing seeds of wonder
The tireless gardeners, you and me

Guardian of the ancient secret I felt
Blessed for owning what everybody own
Protect, cherish, lose or forget
Blessed for seeing through the infinite prism
And be the alchemist in my soul
Now the ancient voice sounds from the source within
Our inner voices are one…

São Ludovino, 21/7/2015