lebh
and she’s elixial elixirate a mystical etymology
suffused in his arms he drinks her she is
the fruit of the tree the river channel he swam
to get where he was going precious body
spread out along its honeysuckle paths deep bloom
being deep bloom being the names of his limbs
not as but here she touches him remembering
the words the wounds the double breath
the commotion not here but now his heart opens
precious fruit of the body shaking the tree
soluble drum on paths where she jumps too
Shekhinah bright heart reversing annihilation
jewel daughter song daughter light daughter
be laughter be stings be spoken be loud
hyle
the daughters of light, what are their qualities?
I come home from work and there’s dinner to fix
I get into bed and it’s swing down low goodnight
good morning waking up with you and the story
of my luminous being is lying on the floor
with the rest of the clothes I took off, hidden phases
of the mama I am and you want
to be on top of before the old and holy men ask
how it is the ever-queen distributes sugar grains
to the righteous then makes them clean their teeth
and block the sun with creams before they leave
for school this you face sweet poet we cannot fall
asleep or in love until you see me through
the unsapphirine unsilvered mirror of where I am
all
out the window on damp wings heady scent
of lilies melisma’s little kiss on the dark side
of whatever I was in the barefoot prayer flying over
overflying flown over overflowing coherence
one about the other history and desire objectively
perfect in a temple of particulars ample roma n fleuve
a river novel on the full and just about to close
distances considered immanent but never audible
see we open at a page of choice the stars are out
the words are pure wonder hyssop hia tus
we breathe calypso phia ls and there’s no trouble
distinguishing works and days we speak
the ties then let them go flying in the places
where love was made and darkness held it close
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