the snow fields of west street

scrambling across
   the snow fields of west street
dreaming the on-coming storm
   i realized i could find you
      through the deepest blizzard
         & the fiercest cold
with eyes closed if need be.

you called your voice a gift
   (from the angels, no doubt)
so filled with pain and passion,
   that i set out then & there
      just to touch your face & hair
to kiss your hands & hug you
   if only for a moment
      in the shadow of eternity.

your soul is a magnet for my soul
   an irresistible intent
      an instinctive yearning
for knowledge beyond words
   which say nothing.

we reach into eternity
   with human hands of clay
      & find within the center
         of ourselves
   angelic hearts of gold.