04-30-2019, 07:32 AM
Two Tenses
It happened once and only once.
The soul saw its own.
A single glance is all it needs, even a drunken wink is enough.
The mortal stuff offered its best intentions in clumsy heaps of doubt.
But time sharpened the view and reservation faded with each day.
The eternal spirit sees its need and presses, gently at first.
Once awakened the two conspire to unite.
The soul can rest, the mortal can play.
It happened once and only once.
The soul saw its own.
A single glance is all it needs, even a drunken wink is enough.
The mortal stuff offered its best intentions in clumsy heaps of doubt.
But time sharpened the view and reservation faded with each day.
The eternal spirit sees its need and presses, gently at first.
Once awakened the two conspire to unite.
The soul can rest, the mortal can play.