Quiet Rivers

I bask warm when you speak;
my soul a drop away from the brim,
my heart that breathless instant
before it becomes
prey
running from the pack.

I inhale you to me, and I do not
want to breathe out
again,
even as I hold all thought at bay, away,
while thirst holds sway,
instantly fulfilled, immediately slaked,
by words that are no mirage,
by my sense of you.

I find my questions superfluous
as I am enfolded
in answers like arms needing no words;
what you say, what you leave
unspoken,
how you say it, how you fill
the spaces in-between,
takes me to the warmth, to rain,
when my senses can taste sweet grass
in the desert air, and not be
inundated.

I bask in the warm of these,
my whimsies,
where I can dance
through your dreams,
believing myself there, painting
my desire with your brushes, etching
the shadows of you
with unwearied fingers and hands and tongue,
and trusting self and I, safe
in your weavings.

I inhale sanctuary into me,
that short minute
between my day and yours,
among all the concerns that draw us away
even before hello,
and I do not want to breathe out again,
even as I do.

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“Threeness, trinity, or triad, has always been considered sacred–like oneness, duality, and all numbers–by virtue of its very properties and particular attributes. These properties and attributes are manifested in its threefold nature, which of itself is the inevitable expression of a principle, an archetypal fact, that solidifies in a series, as a representation of ideas and energies that materialize in magical, mysterious fashion while obeying precise, universal laws, which the numerical codes and their geometrical correspondences symbolize.

The symbol of the triad or trinity has existed over immeasurable time and throughout the world. It can be understood as a key to the integrity and interdependence of all existence. It is a symbol of the unity of body, mind and spirit. The symbol is of universal significance - it is found throughout history and all over the world. It was popularized early in this century by the Russian-born artist, philosopher and scientist Nicholas Roerich. It can be interpreted in many different senses: spirit/mind/body in a circle of synthesis; past/present/future enclosed in the ring of eternity; art/science/religion bound in a circle of culture.

The oldest of Indian symbols, Chintamani, the sign of happiness, is composed of this symbol and it can be found in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. It appears in the Three Treasures of Tibet; on the breast of the Christ in Memling’s famous painting; on the Madonna of Strasbourg; on the shields of the Crusaders and coat of arms of the Templars. It can be seen on the blades of the famous Caucasian swords called “Gurda” and on the swords of Japanese nobility.

It appears as a symbol in several philosophical systems. It can be discovered on the images of Gessar Khan and Rigden Djapo; on the “Tamga” of Timurlane and on the coat of arms of the Popes. It can be seen in the works of ancient Spanish painters and of Titian, and on the ancient ikon of St. Nicholas in Bari and that of St. Sergius and the Holy Trinity. It appears on the coat of arms of the city of Samarkand, on Ethiopian and Coptic antiquities, on the rocks of Mongolia, on Tibetan rings, on Buddhist banners, on the breast ornaments of all the Himalayan countries, and on the pottery of the Neolithic age.”

Excerpts from Great Dreams.

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