For Melissa

Your body spurs my passions

Your mind affirms my attraction

Long bronze hair frames deep brown eyes

That are faithfully fair, profound, and wise

 

Fast to smile, praising everyone’s worth

Relaxed yet wild, staying rooted in the earth

 

You dig in the dirt to pull out the pests

From a sprig of past hurt to a full bush of regret

To make space for our hearts to open and uncover

Forsaken grace unbroken to discover

 

Your kinship mirror is here

In a timeless nexus

Where all splits disappear

In clear light that shall bless us

 

Your flowering blossoms thrive

Planted in blood rot they bloom long

Empowering awesome and alive

Sown in mud clots they grew strong

 

Your lotus of loving kindness freely shares

Immanence with every being

You’ve shown us love’s brightness really cares

With your transcendent beauty and inspiring meaning

 

Your life is a love song honoring ancient spirits

Played on sky strings and garden drums

A bouquet of souls waits patient to hear it

When lightening dances in your thunder heart

 

I am grateful, your beloved, your dear friend

Your silent sentinel of sacred sustenance

Wakefully hugging you till our years end

In our vibrant dimensional co-created multiverse

– Colin Farish