Skyline Message

Morning meditation, balcony side, seated in lotus

Closed eyes flicker mid rumination

Attention diverted, my head tilts, eyes wide open

Skyline writing, cloud-born etching; message received

"LIVE" inscribed in puffy letters

Softens the harder parts of me

The parts that introspection misses

Divinely mastered, not an illusion

Not a trick or coincidence contributing to further confusion

Just a loving peck on my cheek- ether's kiss

A matter-of-fact memo, short and direct

Chasing away my earth-based concepts with heaven's help

Floating air particles put my mind in check

Trusting a source beyond human understanding

Alters my perception of spiritual guidance

Neither here nor there, but in between

An elbow, poke, or loving prod

A landline call, heaven's nod

Cloud-based bulletin highlights the seen-of-unseen

Simple gestures. To uplift. Inspire

My psyche's playback that I require

Am I living or merely surviving?

Or am I blindly trance-state thriving?

Perhaps I must review what I am subscribing to

Self-denial is death by ignorance

I close my eyes again, deep breathing, deliverance

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Author's note: This is my final entry in this challenge, based on a real-life occurrence that happened this morning while I was sitting on my balcony. I looked up and saw "LIVE" written in the clouds, clear as the new day upon me. After sitting with my message for a while, I came into my office and wrote this poem.

Do we receive messages from heaven here on earth? Absolutely!!!