Alchemy

It’s settling now

This alchemy of stirred up souls
and long-lost dreams and longings,
that found me unprepared, alone
I’d thought I wasn’t wanting.
But in the magic of a moment,
to the rhythm of an ancient song
my soul took flight and with it went
all deeds undone and songs unsung.

Then as the flames drew it inside
and silently released the spell,
the sun and stars seemed realigned,
the mortal world a distant shell.
Then light, as through a lens refined
was sharpened bright, to show in time
the veil, as from a radiant bride,
being lifted up on the design.

And all the beauty was revealed,
all the mystery laid bare,
what wonders in plain sight concealed,
what miracles are everywhere.
And in this realm of ecstasy,
where spirit reigns and souls converse,
I found myself at last set free
at one with all the Universe.

Now as the residue subsides
and stirring currents dissipate,
the light can reach the depths inside
to shine on the precipitate
of gold hard-forged from fire divine
and reunited parts in time;
The heart-of-hearts, a crystal grown
from essence of the truth I know.

So I will sing of what’s within,
of forests, fields, and fountains,
of crashing waves on storm-filled days
and barren, wind-swept mountains,
of dancing light on starlit nights
and space that’s never-ending,
of hopes and dreams and hearts on fire
with truth and love transcending.