Annunciation

Dear heart

so close to my heart.

I love you.

Pass through me.

Let your lips ornament

gold mosaic communion

all through the orchards

of my memory.

In the sepia embrace

of this night

everything has become 

connected.

Lay your head 

in the warm contour

of my shoulder.

Clothe me with 

slender arm

and

anchoring leg.

Press your soul's

heat,

wet and wanting,

against my presence.

Each day

you speak my name

the song I sing

dervish spins 

ribbons of harmony

and counterpoint

around you.

Every hour

your tender messengers

crown my beehive heart

with sunflower,

lily,

and the sweetest

annunciation.

Dear heart

so close to my heart.

I love you.