Gild The Lily

Summertide sizzles

Sultry affections hold sway

Butterfly gilds the lily

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Gild The Lily

Midsummer Daydreams

God's Whispers

Hear God’s whispers
Borne on primordial
Songs of the universe
Until spilled as rain
Into parched tablelands
And sky lake reflections
Of His sublime grace.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Sky Lake
(Cooper on the Llano Estacado east of Clovis, New Mexico USA)

Shout For Joy

Shout For Joy
(Day Lilies)

Divine Intervention

As sunset skies spill Water of Life

My soul thirsts for the Divine River

An encounter with the Most High

And discovers quite unexpectedly

That fireflies carry in their lanterns

Bits of the Light meant for my heart.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Water Of Life

Acts Of God

Firebolts dance among argent vapors

Primeval glow sets timberlands ablaze

Ethereal clouds come to be liquid silver

As ancient mysteries visit vernal woods.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Touching Eternity

Wax Poetic

Poetry lays bare the poet's deepest endeavors of self-discovery; yet, once penned remains incomplete until written upon another naked heart and soul.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Less Is More

Life Unchained

Sunset lingers unhurried

By human rush of emotion,

While eventide ushers in

Dulcet harmonies of night.

Reason dismisses reprieve

Through awesome wonder,

While spirit takes meaning

From wisdom writ on high.

Cherished blaze mellows

Fearful torrents of confusion

And inspires keen yearning

For the rare life unchained.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Chocolate Rush

Life Unchained

Tranquility

Day fades in quietude

Hushed wings ensure tranquility

Mist settles across holler

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Misty Holler

One Heart

Let us reach across rocky rivers

And climb fearlessly into the sun

Leave shores ripe with naysayers

Charge our hearts to beat as one.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

One Heart
(Haw River in springtime near Bynum, North Carolina USA)

Purposeful Passage

Always meander like a tenacious river
Down your rock-strewn course of life
With your heart urged by bold rhythms
To purposeful passage into the Light.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Purposeful Passage
(Haw River south of Bynum, North Carolina)

Eventide Soliloquy

Abide the river wild—

It speaks age-old truths— 
Where starlight essence
Achieves liquid incarnation
And as elixir of life eternal
Reveals the face of God.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Green Mansion

Vernal Homily

Daylight spills last whispers

River sweeps o'er rocks by design

Clarity buoys heart and mind

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Haw River Homily

Seven Sisters

At nightfall a squall line ushers thunderstorms into our neck of the woods. City illumination casts a warm glow across tree tops and low cloud ceiling adding soft contrast to the dazzle of lightning strikes. The tempest subsides with a whimper and passes just north of our neighborhood. In a patch of clear starlit skies the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) star cluster adds just the right touch of inspiration to drift into tales of Greek mythology.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Seven Sisters

Touching Eternity

Restless souls crave bliss without end

And spiritual passages beyond mortal toil.

Woodland canopies frame these portals

While twilight stillness comforts the heart.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Primordial Dust

River Wild

As daylight wanes and arctic cold settles across the rain-swollen Haw River a Bald Eagle glides resolutely towards its eyrie a few hundred yards downstream. Above the tree tops last rays of the setting sun add a touch of majesty to the magnificent raptor. At river level gathering darkness encourages a Great Blue Heron to launch upriver and disappear in the eventide on slow, deep wing-strokes.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Eventide

Twilight

River Wild

Serenity Unchained

Hearts covet serenity
River bestows venerable counsel
Heron wades carefree

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Calliope's Chair
(Haw River east of Bynum North Carolina near Pokeberry Creek)

River Drifter

Ivy League Education

Serenity Unchained

Shadow Dancers

January Reverie

First snows of the season leave a dusting across Haw River environs. Winter slumber tightens its grip on the rocky river channel and sandy banks which a month ago suffered the onslaught of flood water.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

First Snow

Light Passages

Winter Soliloquy

Winter Reverie

First Love

She comes to me in silence.

Her caress comforts and excites.

Fantasy and reality become one

And first love wraps two hearts

Deep into tender hues of affection.

©  Ilija Lukić 2016

First Love
(photo-impressionism)

Spirit World

Our unusually mild winter persists. Late in the day calls of the wild prove irresistible. I strike out in search of sensory and spiritual learning. Afternoon temperatures hover in the fifties. A brief burst of sunshine on an otherwise cloudy day lights up leaf and moss-covered woodland slopes along my trail. Bare Mockernut Hickory canopies and clusters of Long-leaf Pine capture whispers of wind and spirits of yesteryear.

Trees are conduits between the temporal and spirit world. They link cast away threads of time through mystical forces of nature to present-day human experience. This is why we humans have held trees in high regard since memories began. It's only recently these ancient memories of their power have faded. I take a breathing spell, listen to their wisdom and allow my heart to ponder their poetry of spirit.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Spirit World

Silent Vigil

Mockernut Cache

Winter Lights

Poésie De La Lumière - Poetry Of Light

Wasserwelt (Water World)

Seemingly endless days of rain give way to sunshine. Overnight lows in the twenties and daytime highs in the forties help dry out soggy lands. Controlled releases of Lake Jordan into the Cape Fear River Basin lower water levels five feet and open a few lake access roads. Late afternoon I venture to several favorite scenic locations and find the lake still extends significantly into shoreline woodlands. Waning daylight adds magical touches to the water-logged forest.

Daylight wanes on shimmering lake waters,

Liquid solace spills into flood-ravaged lands,

Cathedrals of pine dance in fluid reflections,

God’s in the pines, peace reigns in the world.

© Ilija Lukić 2016

Wasserwelt
(Water world east of Pittsboro, North Carolina USA)