A LOTUS BLOOMS
A lotus blooms along the lover�s path
I watch it bloom but do not take a part
In their bright-corners realm.
Instead I move to match
Each step they take towards
Some far forbidden grove
With tears or words,
So that each to each
The mandala�s gate is latched
Alas, my parlor-game is spent
For when these lover�s shadows crack their flint
I will have known but paltry fields of names
The two move on in intricating games
Alas our flames don�t intermix
What do I trade for every lover�s kiss?
5/13/05
POETRY 2005 AND 2006
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