for a time
before
was forever here
as close as breath
to the wind
as near to nothing
everything true –
eternal soul
awakened again

from the way
I came
down some other path
to walk a day
in your sun
to gather strength
as shadows fell
silent ribbons
undone

from the first
I knew
as am knowing now
of a moment
living apart
from the place
where love
remains with me
written somewhere
on my heart

. . .