i
when i see you
i glow
when you see me
you glow
when we look upon
each other
we radiate celestial
joy
this is happiness
this is the color of
flowers
ii
to touch you is
enlightenment
to hold each other
through the night is
nirvana
this is ocean
wave
this is river
mud
this is positively
mammalian
ecstasy
the way we
are
iii
when we close our
eyes, we step
barefoot on to the
noble ground of
paradise
we lose our shapes
release our
names
only
bliss &
laughter
this is
holy
iv
what is more
sacred than the
breath we
share?
the cricket purring
in the midnight
green of the
forest?
my hand in your
hand?
v
a sacrament is more than
a promise & the paper its
written on
more than second-hand
words muttered by a
magistrate
nor is it a contract for
the disposition of
property
vi
sacred means
every moment of
forever
& the moments within
those moments
forevermore
vii
verily, robins wed
in their own
nests & their generations
flow
the tuna fish
multiply & the
pear trees are
fruitful
viii
i dissolve in your
light like
air
i am the sky
surrounding you &
blessing your
heart
i am the earth
cuddling your
body
i am the ear
prancing around your
voice
ix
we lose ourselves in the
togetherness of
two
we forget we
are, who, what, why,
where
we vanish like dew
drops in the sun glint
sea
x
day & night
we burn together
twilight & dawn
endlessly binding fire &
dark, fire &
dark
we do not need a
parson or a pulpit
to make this
right
no sugar to make this
sweet
because one we
are. can’t you
see?
xi
if our souls fly
free & meet
above the clouds,
what is loving
then?
silent moon of vast
tranquillity
no anger
no judgment
no compromise
only light
xii
if you believe in
love. if you are our
friend,
marry us
on the beach or at the
breakfast table
marry us
at the beginning & in the
end
marry us
if you know the songs of
good & true & beautiful
marry us
marry us
over & over
again
marry us like the
grass marries the
hillside or
yellow marries the
daffodil or
the sun marries the
sky or
the moon marries the
night
marry us the way the
river joins the
sea
gratefully
timelessly
joyfully