Magdalene (Original Poem)

I see you Love

open wide the stars on your body

reflect my eyes

I know you somehow

a non-local Mystery

this slip in the wave

that is me, that is us

riding the ecstasy

we are flowing along

the river that is time

you loved me then

and now I love you

and know what is always

is this continuum.

 

There is a bridge of light

the spider's song

lulled me into

the lure of her web

and I flew through Universes

there are countless upon more

than anyone imagines

and somewhere far away

a being knows Joy

to hear my call to the moon.

 

Along the wave one day

when my flesh is ash

she will hear my voice

and know me

and know

there is never an end

to this glory of apple trees, pear and cherry

embracing the summer morning,

no end to lotus flame flicker over pond,

to dark snake slither into muck and corpses,

to willow arms graceful caressing us deeper

as we dance for the spearmint by the door

here in Western North Carolina.

 

Here in this space and time

where sometimes rhyme follows

the rhythm of weed wackers

and wifi energy floating by dangerous

yet connecting, connecting us

to each other now

when we most need it

when every act means so much

when we face either the end of it all

or the beginning of rebirth.

 

Jesus, come down from the cross

and join the feast!

It is your lover's birthday

and she is hungry for your skin

against her lips.

She is hungry for the bliss

of your kisses.

She is hungry for fruit from the vine,

goat cheese and wine,

sprouted bread and sesame.

She is hungry for your touch

that heals not only yourself

but the world.

 

((painting by Paul Jacques Aime Baudry))