Meant to Be

i

It was meant to be
It was meant to be
The fates, the stars and destiny agree
It was meant to be.

ii

A sharp glimpse of the sun.
Vertigo.

iii

The confluence of the White Nile
The Blue Nile.

iv

He spoke of Hopi dance.
She spoke of Bisbee Mine.

v

The cry of the gull.
Something to believe in.

vi

He felt her Brancusi hands
For the first time.

vii

Gentilesse.

viii

She kissed she kissed him.
Marmalade.

ix

He dreamed he dreamed.
He couldn't help it.

x

Their friends continued
To plant and harvest poems
Growing tall in the poem yard.

xi

Two and two, necessarye coniunction
Holding eche other by the hand or arm
Whiche betokeneth concorde.

xii

Home of prarie sod.
He grazed near her navel.

xiii

The pearl moon drop
Touched the mountain.

xiv

As it was meant to be.