As they were watching, he was lifted up,
and a cloud took him out of their sight
—Acts 1.9
The Beloved has not gone
up so much as out,
risen now not into one flesh
but all.
The lilacs I smell every morning
have faded; their song has gone out,
has gone out,
and it sings to me everywhere.
By your Spirit
I would pass out of this flesh
and disappear into my love
for all the world.
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Weather Report
Release,
as love-laden air
condenses at times
into showers of mercy
and evaporates again
into the atmosphere.
—May 23, 2017