In the middle of august when the southwest wind blows after sunset through the leisuring air,
he bent at my bed and took some clay and touched the eyes of my heart.
I knew his heart was Love’s very own heart
and saw in him the longing mirroring my own soul’s craving.
Since that day
intense heaven between close-lying faces,
we’ve found love in hidden places,
saving each other, moment to moment,
mouth to mouth and heat to heart. (written May 1, 2004)
What magnificence is life, recording passion and ecstacy,
to be summoned in an instant from the dream state of our souls where we are still making love.
My mind is less reliable than this vital organ of memory
that I can never prove, with eyes searching-out
at the empty pillow next to me.
Loves saves me again tonight, hidden not in a blanket, but within the folds of my heart.
(written May 4, 2021)