Suppose that a dry
leaf
falls into a clear brook that runs to the
sea
and circles the world a full seven times
before being read by a thankful maiden,
a letter that simply says “Yes, yes, oh
yes!”
It changes the world
as all leaves and lovers change the world,
as all words and poems
fold grass into stars and bend time
upon itself so that now-and-then
kiss with wine dripping from their lips.
Entanglement, quanta parsed into pairs,
summons the royal wedding to court.
Lute and harp bless the world
now married to the virgin ready to unfold
and give birth to compassionate winds
that awaken a sleeping mother’s son.
Love and jubilee pirouette
on the head of an eternal pin
while pouring forth the virtue
of dolphins keeping the mariner safe at
sea.
The mystical sum lies to the right
of the equals sign, the omega fulfilled.
It is the beating heart of a robin,
the song of the humpback whale.
It is my love poured into a cup
so that I may drink with each breath.
It is the light of lovingkindness
falling across the hardwood floor.
~William Hammett
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