Marigold Sunrise

And the night

Crowned with shadows

Sings

.

My eyes weave tendrils of moonlight into memories of dawn

Igniting the embers of sunset

The glow on our faces

Lingers

.

Echoes pirouette through the surface of light

Meaning bends and sways

the paint peels

infinite colors revealing…

Where is the one?

Where are the many?

Beneath the layers and inside the threads of memory nothing remains

.

Sky ablaze with stars

Pouring echoes in my mouth

Shadows falling from my shoes

All roads un-tying

Infinite colors blooming

.

Sailing through the moon

The wind

And I

Lost and found in the scattering sky

.

Before there was a before

Before time was an idea

Inside and out will never part

Or meet

The first stroke of the pen is the last

The beginning

And end

Of heaven

And hell

A crescent moon hovering in twilight

The deep howl of midnight

burning in the sun

The longing

And completion

This first

And last

Kiss

.

Walking through the edge of light

Gently

Softly

Slowly

Transparent shadows slide across my face

All Dissolves in wonderment

.

Trudging through this trackless land

Wind kisses me into a bouquet of echoes

I see infinite feet dancing

Infinite eyes weeping

Infinite voices singing

I feel infinite hearts loving

.

Moon sails through echoes of tomorrow

Waves of feeling pulse through my body

Perched on the edge of nowhere

Sliding through sea and sky

Groundless

.

First light

Ballet of steam rises from my tea

Thought twists and turns and disappears

Was it ever?

Was I ever?

Grey cat purrs

.

In this very breath

All is

And is not

There is no reaching

In or out

Of

This

Kiss

.

Elegant ballet of creation and destruction

Life blooms and wilts

Love blooms and wilts

How magnificent the tiny yellow flowers

Growing through the pavement

.

Rain

All night

First cars on the cellophane road

Through the echo of scarlet taillights

Petals strewn on the coloring sky

Marigold sunrise

.

When nothing can be said

All is said

When all is said

Nothing is said

I love you says the sky

I love you say your tears

I love you says the night

I love you

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