all things to enjoy
God has not forbidden us to love the world
And to love man and all his works,
To love it with all the naked senses together,
Every shape and colour, every voice and every sound.
There is a shudder in our blood when we see
The traces of his craftsman’s hands upon the world…
-Gwenallt (Welsh poet)
When I laugh I have no chakras.
The sun is my heart.
When I cry the moon comes down
to caress my forehead
but finds no lotus to kiss open.
Breathing the Beloved’s scent
clears my horoscope
of every planet and sign.
The astrologer is bewildered.
All he sees in me is an empty page
full of light.
Don’t give me any more of your
esoteric books.
Grace has made me too stupid
to understand.
_____
Fred LaMotte
In the end, she became
more than what she expected.
She became the journey,
and like all journeys,
she did not end,
she just simply
changed directions
and kept going.
-r.m. drake
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