Saturday, April 27, 2024

Zephyrus and Aura

I think to call your name
And tell you 
How it sets my soul on fire.

The very thought of you is
Inspiration.

“Be good,” you said.

So I let the wind carry it instead;
The rustling chant of leaves
Is atonement,
My sins appeased.

I listen then, carefully
For your response on the breeze.


Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Lark and Eagle: Call of the Queen

Pomegranate juice and eggs;
Each seed within the fruit,
Blooms into a new truth.

Bright as blood
Marked both the entry and the exit wound
Atop shards of glass, purified 
By the heat of the sun
I laid my body to dry.

Emptied now
In shame, I rest;
Precious liquid, stolen from me,
Not sold on grocery store shelves
Further evidence of your generosity.

Though the snake at my doorstep
Said you were dead to begin with
I study each day
To become a resurrectionist 
And love you once again, my Lazarus.

I hold your kingdom
The dove in my chest
I bid you to awaken
And return to its nest.