the pearl within touches you

Early

I rise

The moon still in the sky,

stillness the pulse of the city

but not internally,

the blue grotto,

my heart, restless!

I imagine I can hear

the sea

where the waves

echo my heart–beat,

and the ebb and flow

of the tides

are beneath my feet,

knee-deep

I’m in anticipation

of meeting Love

the fullness of your soul

the beauty of you,

the rich azure

within your deepest

recesses of thought.

I’ll travel gently

over its surface

as  a huge

circular light

spirals

its way toward

my heart,

and as you touch

it

the pearl within

touches you.

--eva-maria hogrefe

(October 26, 2012)

Self

You see the scene

Of your inverted self

Through the rocks

Of space

Your outer self

Through the sands

Of thought

You trace--

The subtle race

For the sweet

Presence

Of the eternal ways

Of Love--

And in your true self

Face

The lilacs

Jasmine

Violets

And roses,

Luring

The senses within--

Homeward!

--eva-maria hogrefe

(October 23, 2012)

not in books found

Good-bye only to mortal-throbs

of spiritual blindness

leaving behind the mindless --

a drama reflected on

the mental screen  of silence.

And a warm "Hello,"

and a sweet embrace

in the sunshine found

in every nook

of an inner space 

of love,

wisdom,

kindness,

and patience with the mind of men.

Not in books found

but on the spiritual plane

do we soar, bound to each other 
with joy, and in Love’s sacred power!

--eva-maria hogrefe

(October 23, 2012)