Pathless

“There is strength in gentleness… gentler, gentler, so gentle 
it hardly has any substance, this breath of Silence. Then it 
is infinitely powerful, infinitely creative.” 
~Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

That path is best
whose first breath
is all you'll ever need,
the stream of wonder
that creates the world,
whirls the moon and
puffs the stars like milkweed
over a bee-wildered meadow.
Now it is midnight.
Stay awake.
This is when the Goddess
comes, so lovely, almost naked,
draped in the silver veil
of your inhalation.
The veil drops away.
You rest in her trembling
presence.
Darkness, prayer, longing, 
one flowing nectar
that drips down your backbone.
Use that flowing
to polish your heart.