Solstice

"I salute the light within your eyes, where
the whole universe dwells." ~Chief Crazy Horse

 

The arrow the axis the afflux of love

pierces the center of a star,

pins it to the spindle of the earth

through the dark meridian

of your heartbeat.

The moon pours cool ointment over the wound.

You are the beauty of blackness

at the center of fire.

Gaze into my eye.

Now gaze into your own eye.

This is what I mean by the meridian.

We are rims and veils of one light.

What overflows the grail

of a distant galaxy

illuminates a particle of dust

in your belly button.

Now is the shuddering pause

in our turning wheel of gratitude.

This is the moment to share a secret.

Any creature who can say "I Am"

gets filled with her creator.

There is only one commandment:

Don't put any noun after To Be.

If you can’t understand this,

go outside at dawn.

Listen to the golden warbler

singing about the sun that rises

in her tiny chest.