Comet without direction
the universe is boundless
and you’re part of it.
You search for a home
racing by it
thinking you’re an orphan.
Your wish is to settle
but like any runaway
you’re restless.
Cosmic tadpole
sluiced in stars
feeling aimless.
Sun will lead you where
life prospers. Constellations
will map your path.
Remember when the milky way
took you in its fold? The smooth
nebula soft against your skin?
We witness you
locked in a galaxy
of regret.
Embrace the liminal space
between the light and dark
surrender.
Discover the key beneath your skin
it opens onto a meadow of cosmos
there, you’re housed in heaven.
Author Bio:
TAK Erzinger is an American/Swiss poet and artist with a Latino background. She originates from Florida however spent a great deal of her childhood in Kentucky. She is also an English teacher who earned a BA in English from Boston University and her teaching certification from the University of Cambridge (England). She is currently studying creative writing at The Writer’s Bureau.
Her poetry has been published by The Curlew, The Cirrus Poetry Review, The Beautiful Space Journal, The Mojave He[art] Review, Bien Acompañada and The Rising Phoenix Review and many more. TAK is also an avid walker and has walked a pilgrimage on the St. Jacob’s Way through Switzerland. Most recently her second un-published poetry manuscript was short listed for The Eyelands Book Awards.
She lives in a Swiss valley with her husband and two cats.
Found: Between the Trees (Grey Borders Books, 2019) is a chronicle about a life interrupted by mental illness. Its poems are a reflection of how love, nature and hiking nurtured and fostered an injured soul suffering from acute-childhood trauma and PTSD, leading to a path of redemption. This collection takes the reader on a journey of love, loss, forgiveness and healing.
the universe is boundless
and you’re part of it.
You search for a home
racing by it
thinking you’re an orphan.
Your wish is to settle
but like any runaway
you’re restless.
Cosmic tadpole
sluiced in stars
feeling aimless.
Sun will lead you where
life prospers. Constellations
will map your path.
Remember when the milky way
took you in its fold? The smooth
nebula soft against your skin?
We witness you
locked in a galaxy
of regret.
Embrace the liminal space
between the light and dark
surrender.
Discover the key beneath your skin
it opens onto a meadow of cosmos
there, you’re housed in heaven.
Author Bio:
TAK Erzinger is an American/Swiss poet and artist with a Latino background. She originates from Florida however spent a great deal of her childhood in Kentucky. She is also an English teacher who earned a BA in English from Boston University and her teaching certification from the University of Cambridge (England). She is currently studying creative writing at The Writer’s Bureau.
Her poetry has been published by The Curlew, The Cirrus Poetry Review, The Beautiful Space Journal, The Mojave He[art] Review, Bien Acompañada and The Rising Phoenix Review and many more. TAK is also an avid walker and has walked a pilgrimage on the St. Jacob’s Way through Switzerland. Most recently her second un-published poetry manuscript was short listed for The Eyelands Book Awards.
She lives in a Swiss valley with her husband and two cats.
Found: Between the Trees (Grey Borders Books, 2019) is a chronicle about a life interrupted by mental illness. Its poems are a reflection of how love, nature and hiking nurtured and fostered an injured soul suffering from acute-childhood trauma and PTSD, leading to a path of redemption. This collection takes the reader on a journey of love, loss, forgiveness and healing.
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