Three centuries ago when last we were lovers

Three centuries ago when we last were lovers
The passage of one us to the grave
Was leavened by an act of seership
That prophesied us in encounter again
At this hour in this place
To walk again together
To share each others sight
And in the moment of that prophesy
We hid within a promise of the eternal

And did not consider
The fact also provided
That in this iteration of our souls
Love would be thwarted
That some polar force in the aether
Would make our bodies ache
With an uneven charge
That would not brook union
But would spill electricity about
In a mess of crazy.


James Piers Taylor, September 26th 2006, London


IMAGE: The Cycle of Samsara, courtesy of Krishna.com