Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Poem: Woven Vines

Woven Vines

Do not look for me when you are sighing yourself to sleep
do not look for me when you feel the bright light of dawn
keep your heart quiet and still
small and hidden
what cannot be found cannot be broken

We joined our hands like plaited braids
counted our blessings with eyes cast down
held onto each sand of the desert,
drank from the stream of our kindred
consciousness where our words found
each other in the night.

You burn with the fire of myriad suns
Your body an instrument I long to play
your eyes are emeralds deep and dark
your teeth like white pearls.

I want to climb into you
and hold your limbs close to mine
we can be a single star
bursting like a seedpod
in the summer night.

Our minds meet--
our hearts beat--
our voices soft--
we lived our lives
like woven vines.


Heather Lake
8/9/2017

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