In Search Of Gaia Poem by John Stone

In Search of Gaia


If we seek to possess her we shall not find her
For to do so is to seek not in love but in lust
Then Gaia, Salome like, will mock us
Casting aside one veil to reveal yet another

Gaia spurns the one-night-stand advances of cold science to win her heart and break it
She has no time for faithless lovers
For them an eternity of longing

To approach in conquest is to be lured into the labyrinth of her infinite mystery
Each new path leading to another puzzle
And each solution to another paradox

We who demand the right to choose
Must call upon the wisdom of the ages to guide us on Gaia’s path
For there is no path TO Gaia
Only Gaia's path

Gaia is to be found
Not through the senses alone
But also through the soul
We who are the children of Gaia
Must look into our hearts for the lamp of love to light our way

Do not stand-up too close
For you do not apprehend a forest by gazing at a single tree
Stand back in wonder and behold the beauty of her form
Give her your love and she will reveal the beauty of her soul

Listen to the breathing of the wind and to the heartbeat of the waves upon the shore
Listen to the orchestra of life and learn to play the tune
But listen also to the symphony of silence which is the music of the soul
Then you will know Gaia's path


JS 1996