toward the luminosity

tearing down the high places
demolishing strongholds
till there's nowhere left to rn
but to the Cleft of the Rock

a cave of Abdullam
becomes an open space
a swath of freedom
cordoned by limitless love

i cling to You
to none but You
free
open-handed
arms swung wide
dancing with joy to Your song
and discover that

You are the life i learn
the love i cannot earn
the depth of the beyondness of things
beyond touch
beyond reach
beyond knowledge
yet always present
You are
the vibrance of a June sky
the vividness of autumn leaves
the snap of December's chill
the sweetness of grass after a spring rain

oh the unbearable lightness of being
of being still, surrendered to You
of holding the uncertainty of life and not letting go
of letting the reins fall and not searching for certainty

deep breaths of possibility
tinglings of expectation
hope fulfilled---just around the corner

my heart rises when You approach
surprises me
You delight me
but why
i cannot catch
as i cannot catch You

(12.14.01; revised 8.6.04)