Lost airs may not be breathed again;
Prehistoric
wind screams from the sand grain
A
voice unheard save only by imagination's ear
That
is to say, the physical moment is long gone
But
there is a light which shone, which shines
Upon
every surface, knows & was known
By
every moment of movement, every memory,
Morning
woke, translucent, always primal
But
reflected innocent everywhere
And
not an atom-instant of awareness
Does
not beam forth save it is known by this;
Nothing
is ever lost, the unique scent
Of
the infinite present illuminates us all.
&
you & I my dear seem small
So
far apart in our respective worlds
But
together our suns' volatiles will feed new earth-crusts
Where
the storm wheel of life will turn again
Tides
will revolve, seasons expand & contract
Hearts
& thought gestures turn towards the inexpressible
Journey
from mind to mind; shared nature's
Desert
crossing, accomplished in an instant,
The
strange attractor way-star's gravity
Draws
us together, freed from distance.
A
kiss across an abyss cannot be, but an abyss
Understood
becomes a kiss.
