Latest works, 2026 ~ Rough Places Plain, Poetry list
ground of being
the ground upon we walk
seems certain solid true
we rarely think that at a
stroke all can change the
ground of being no longer
ours to assume and rely
but changed to a free fall
the scenes the same now
viewed completely changed
by eyes no longer fed by
light from you with touch
and breath the unspoken
all that propels and fuels
the directions of love and
purpose the base meaning
moved and messed to be
left with fragments as parts
parted fit together in
mysterious silent fusion
arching over – no longer
through – time both
waiting and I longing with
the ache of steps still to
make and a heart that beats
in flesh but yearns to soar
that the promise of love yet
again draws enfolds ignites
in the ecstasy of fusion and com
pleteness never found in the
partial now but in the allness
that once was and ever will be
o certain land ground me in the
clouds of unknowable knowing
© Neil Thompson 2026