May Perpetual Light Shine (an excerpt)

Love remains a jewel in the hand, guarded
Shared fragments of earth & air   drift & despair.

We ponder what patterns matter other than moons and tides:
musical beats—rumba or waltz or cha cha cha
cosmic waves like batons furiously twirling
colors proclaiming sparkle of darkness
as those we love begin to delight
in the stars embracing




Patricia Spears Jones, an excerpt from “May Perpetual Light Shine.” All rights reserved. Reprinted with the permission of the author.