hall of wakeful cranes

i
the master
works miracles––
gifting protoplasm
with awareness
& awareness with rhythm––
transforming rhythm
into dance &
humans into
celestial yearning

ii
musician’s fingers touch
the keys recalling ancestral
memories––
the drum forgets its
name

iii
time turns
transparent
& music remembers
itself

iv
the master wanders
through the halls
creating masters

love is his gesture
of welcome &
respect

v
the master listens––
all who meet him smile
inside, discovering un-
imagined dimensions of
who they are

vi
in consciousness
everything grows