Then the sky spoke to me - Kathleen Raine (1908-2003)

Then the sky spoke to me

Kathleen Raine (1908-2003)

Then the sky spoke to me

in language clear,familiar as the heart,

than love more near.

The sky said to my soul,

"You have what you desire!

"Know now that you are born

along with these clouds, winds, and stars,

and ever-moving sea sand, forest dwellers.

This your nature is.

"Lift up your heart again without fear..

sleep in the tomb, or breathe the living air,

this world you with the flower and with the tiger share."