domestic


interior-castling

sigh
I want the love of God
pervade my life

Teresa had it
when she sought sacred ecstasy
as if to rise
with God
wings lent from angels
in
the revelation moments

and
then to come down to mortal living
for the nonce
yet with holy meaning
in the hours

and could I live with God
that way
if less
if domestically
to have earned presence somehow
through apartment living in
small towns

in such
plain hours
and a less-than-regular
me
hoping for more

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Something Short and Sweet
(tout suite)

Goodness
After tortuous lines

Something short and sweet
Not even counted as
Haiku
Haibun
Or other
Legitimate
Domestic or exotic form

And are we exotic
Half the world
Away
While what is
Fringe opportunity
Here
Is
Ordinary
There

I guess it must be
So that
When the world comes together
We have something
Both
Amazing
And quotidian
And with some peace
Could have
Delightful things
Enjoy
Extraordinary essences
In all our hours
Everywhere

C L Couch

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