Poems

In the temple of a patient god

I.

 
You chose exile in rain-drenched mountains.
 
You stayed in the house of a patient god
and were adorned with grace.
 
What do we need with temples? I said –
this is just a place. 
 
Make the human soul the sacred space;
rain, the rootless river, remembered
from god and childhood.
 
 
II.
 
You chose exile in rain-swept mountains.
 
It all leads to the void – 
the beauty of delusion and 
the peace of pain. 
 
As for you, you observed 
the serenity of primroses, and wept. 
Drifted off in his arms, as if you didn't exist.
 
A journey shall be made to the mountains.
We can ask god to send us
a human: a sign.
 
Let's listen to that music again.
Return to the place where we're still making love.