"Love Poem"
Arms stretched out he walked gracefully ahead
Balancing the rims of natural forces in his fingertips
Gently paused, turned around to face me
And smiled the biggest smile and said,
"To north and south, to west and east,
All of this is yours
To the lands hovering off the sunset coast
This is yours
To the sun and to the moon
To the waters in the bay
To the shoppers shuffling with their goods
And the horses in the hay
To the people hiding from shadows on the walls
To the markets where they sell food
To the children who look for new ideas
And the black lace of the gown of the moon
To the stones hiding in their crevices
And the greens poking out from the clay
To the furry and the slithery and yet unborn
To the flowers at close of day
To me when I turn and throw you blossoms
Of a cherry which died in the Spring
To the North, The South, The East, The West,
All of these are yours"
Then he turned again and jumped the plank
He dove into the sea
He then emerged a shining woman
With breasts like apples
He gave me a bit of money
And asked me to give him some food
I was too enchanted to be frustrated
And I quickly obeyed
His skin was shining like the the light
Of the soft cold skin of a whale
I brought him little things to soothe himself
He lay in a happy reverie
All woman this you are, I said,
All divine and lovely
All skin the pushing past of which
Your spirit lingering
Oh strange love oh strange fate this
The body of a man I cannot see
He comes to me in the breath of the wind
Or the soft gentle foam of the sea
Oh kiss her lips and stroke her brow
Oh fairest fairy creature
Though courage was your golden light
And I was your lover
Now pretty, pretty, I lay you down
With tenderest kisses
Until you find another coast
You can dive in my Ocean
In Jesus' Name,
Amen