The Tarot Series 8

22. Wings

Oil on canvas 55 x 70 cm (2022)

The Sheltering Sky

Alone she stood there in the mist,
outlined against the sky.
Before her reared the abyss
entreating her to fly.

Above her shone the jewelled stars,
in the lapis sheltering sky.
She listened for the silences
and asked the question why?

About her lay the darkness
as she leaned toward it now.
The velvet blackness beckoned.
She asked the question how?

Awakened by the beating
of a heart filled full of light,
on iridescent feathers
she jumped into the bright.