I will bring you the pearl
the Universe dreamed of, in the moment
before it awoke, I will steal it from the fiery fingers
of jealous nebulae raging where new Visions burn,
I will place it glowing into your hand as a simple gift
to celebrate your beauty, I will watch it tremble
in exquisite solitude on the delicate lobe of your ear,
I will watch the world rise around you, newly formed,
as if to enshrine you like an exotic beacon that beckons
down through the Ages & draws all broken Lovers
to your heart, I will kiss you as gently as a pilgrim come
to rest, & know that you have allowed me to reveal you
as a Goddess, I will worship you, & wash your hair,
& braid it with secret stars, I will gather the hues
of unknown rainbows & paint living landscapes upon
your skin, I will call you to the ocean & there we will
dance, & the cities will fade in the distance like dust
or flecks of snow, the waves will welcome us, warm, sweet
& cleansing, & we will lie entwined on the sand & embrace
in each eternal moment between our heartbeats, we will be
as One, but also somehow as Many, for the Dawn will
gather us & its rays will weave the taste of our pleasure
deep into the cauldron of the days, Rapture will ravish us,
& Ecstasy, & the many magics of the Moon, we will rise
naked before the Cosmos & soar with wings of Light,
Love will be our river, & the nourishment of the Earth,
& the orchards will rise, & the wide & fertile fields will
spread, & we will sing soothing new songs to silver seeds
that ripen in the Wind...