POEM

i carry a lighted candle

through a small window

of time

to kindle life within me

nine months later

as an orange-red sun seeks refuge

in night’s embrace

i travel through my body

to reach you

i live each breath of yours

you are a face in today’s moon

through winding tributaries

of blood-conduits

i race to keep pace

with the flow of my blood

your blood

i shiver through contractions

of every muscle in the womb

their finer movements converge

in your tiny being

in  creases of smiling thoughts

i live a secret dream with you

sharing unspoken words.

i turn the needles of my clock

for dawn to step in early

weaving tomorrow’s face

magic in your first cry

in answer to the call of the world.

the river of love gushes out

in touching you

i touch the face of god

as dawn descends this morning

a twin sun rises

along-side the diurnal morning star.