LOOKING FOR NUR
series of 7 watercolors 22 x 30 D'Arches rag
(painting 1995 verse 1999)
© Jalaliyyih Quinn
(one)
The intermingling
of all that is
happens in
migration of particles………
Unlimited crossings beyond our remembered experiences
seem to haunt memories shadow,
declaring
the range of human perception
narrow,
leaving one with intuitive feelings
that invade mind’s eye,
seeking confirmation
with the nano second visions that flash,
leaving one holding shards of story.
(two)
Children at random
remember ascension
rotating in wheels
emitting waves
affecting conscious thought.
(three)
Between the levels
of sleep and clarity
she saw him in the corner
translucent grey
in the dancing points
of early morning darkness.
Questions upon question…………….
Was he REAL?
What of her missing hours?
Fear on empty highways?
The six triangular shapes
bronze key color,
flying over Colorado night sky?
(four)
Logic and counting
prove
clearly
that only
one of anything
is not the rule
of the material plane.
Multiplicity
in great abundance
is.
And there were
feelings
of abundant love,
life and loss.
One left behind
for a period of time,
to be gathered back
together
at that future point.
(five)
She called him Nur.
He was always with her,
just out of sight.
(six)
New life in the Cosmos,
Another child is born
to carry forward
all of creation,
the power of the crossings.
(seven)
She struggles to remember
Perhaps
inside the cell walls,
or the nucleus,
or in the spaces
in between
the dancing molecules
she will find
beings of light
moving,
vibrating with life,
and be carried
to Nur’s light.