the pagan lore of hope

authentic kindness of earth angels

intertwined in light and skin, breath and shadow

stars filled with healing secrets

the blurred light resists its shadows

balance in the gritty life of striving

breakthrough bravery

the art of gathering quietude

the eros of a porous reality

we carry the wonders we seek

offering light to the soul

an intimate wish to coalesce with an ideal

teasing the deep void

the sublimity of the heart cracking open

the sacred joy of a belly laugh