Sometimes I get out of bed
in the middle of the night
just to listen to the silence
That velvet batting
muffling the world for a few short hours 
so I can hear my heart think
How do I love thee?
let me count the ways
my delight is poured through
the sieve of your being
in you it becomes willingness
then joy, peace too
How does it happen
my beloved child
I love you
then miracle of tantalizing joy
you love me
we are once more
Life and Love
back to back
in a roomful of star dust
glinting, squinting
against our collective glory
afraid to open both eyes
until all remember
the home breath
reveals the truth
I am home now
for I never left
now
It is all here
in the silence
for anyone to hear
who wakes up
Salvation Chronicles 