"Please....sleep--for me."
In the night’s warm embrace;
Let all fears be resolved,
All tears wiped from your face….
Let the moon and the stars
Watch over your bedplace;
Let the wars of previous avatars
Fade out without trace....
Let the blanket of darkness
Put your weary eyes to rest,
Rid your mind of the madness
That puts you to the test—
Let the water of my love
Be, to you, the balm
Of healing, to lift your spirit above
And immerse your heart with calm….
Let the sweetness of sleep
Free your soul from dominion;
Let your whole being sink deep
Into blissful oblivion!
A tired whimper, a silent chime....
The voice of my spirit calls out to you--
Can you not hear it, so pure, so true?
I am shadowless wine
Waiting for your lips to taste me,
To drink me and shine
With the glow of my spirit set free--
Let me not stare through this cold wineglass,
Or evaporate into nothingness--
Oh, let us share our lives or--alas!
We would be entrapped in emptiness...
So breathe me, taste me, drink me until
The very corners of your soul I fill;
Let the glow of this wine most deeply impart
The warmth of my love to fill your sweet heart!
