By Stephen House
morning light creeps
into the heavy grey sky
as i take part in a dawn ritual
in a small Shiva temple
and as lightning strikes
over the surrounding land
and thunder cracks
calling from the skies
and the first heavy fall
of the monsoon
begins to drench the land
i see appear a pure silver glow
flowing from the sky
into the Himalayan horizon
and washing over all of us
here by Ganga
near Rishikesh
and i know
more than anything
in this present moment
it is reminding me
obstacles can be removed
miracles do happen
and happiness is available
and falling into other worlds
for a time in one’s life
does not mean one is lost
to them forever
anything is possible
Om Namah Shivaya
Stephen House has won many awards and nominations as a poet, playwright, and actor. He’s had 20 plays produced with many published by Australian Plays Transform. He’s received several international literature residencies from The Australia Council for the Arts, and an Asialink India literature residency. He’s had two chapbooks published by ICOE Press Australia: ‘real and unreal’ poetry and ‘The Ajoona Guest House’ monologue. His next book drops soon. He performs his acclaimed monologues widely. Stephen’s play, ‘Johnny Chico’ has been running in Spain for 4 years and continues.
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