the Lilac Light

While shovelling winter's latest offering


One frosty, clear, evening



I noticed a single speck of light


Trapped between the skeletal arms


Of our sleeping lilac tree


Hypnotized, I watched


As it bounced limb to limb


Caught in the near invisible threads


Of an abandoned spider web



I walked through the knee deep snow


Oblivious


To the chilling snow seeping into my boots


I knelt


Winter's blanket surrounding me



The speck of light stopped moving


As if trying to hide


Somehow blend into the darkness 


Of the evening



I took off my gloves


And reached toward the speck


It pulled back


As far as it could


To the very extreme edge of the web


Still embraced within



My finger touched the web


It reverberated slightly


The speck of light rocking slowly


Like a boat on a lake


In a mild breeze



It's color changed


Seemingly drawing energy


From my touch


From white


To soft blue


To lilac


As if trying to hide

 
In the sleeping limbs


Or radiate the beauty


Hidden within



My eyes stared at the light


It was as if I was one with it


Seeing the beauty of this world


As only it could see it


Through eternity



The image faded


As did the light


Lilac


Soft blue


White


It's internal life slowly


Continued to fade



The evenings darkness


Was claiming


It's soul



Gently


I broke the web's grasp


The speck of light


Fell into my hand


I could see the life returning


The colors changing


Once again


Drawing from within my soul




I stood slowly


Holding my hand as high as I could



There was a momentary flash


A brief illumination


Extreme


And it was gone



I searched the sky


For my speck of light


But it was lost


Yet found


Among the millions


Of other specks


In the evening sky



I pulled the remainder of the web


From the lilac tree


No other speck of light


Would become entangled



January 1, 2013