Heat Bathes Us I You Stand There Me for You

Heat Bathes Us I You Stand There Me for You

jp melville

2019

Stillness.

If I was going to listen

I would need silence

She sent to me today

A message

Silence soothes cools calms refreshes nourishes

Gone long she is far away

Lends to me my space

So much more than that…

And I remember…

Stillness

Heat bask among us

Your sweat mine

Sunlight dances in a doorway

Fire wood ash drifting scent of forest white pine oak

Scattered white cloud high high above

We walk cool skin not talking much

Breath taken by altitude

Souls of feet no longer on the ground

Higher we climb

Through pine to meadow

Tumble there our loins one yours wet mine

Fragrant musk alpine crushed leaves behind your back

Scratched there is blood we gather our clothes again

To climb

To sky

What we seek

Together (ness)

Is found above beyond

So where we come to no more trees

There we see and clasp snow in our hands

Our faces wet again cold

Warm sunlight on our back skin

To wonder

Who were we then

When we dreamed

What we will be

We breathe deep chests

Look upon the mountains our footstool one of them

We ask each of ourselves transport us…

Our feet will not leave the ground they do we fly…

Oh God please…

Why you me is she I a difference

In this weary world low

Because somewhere up behind her

I stand

And somewhere up behind me

Stands she you

Heat between us

Sweat our skin and trust costs all of us

Hand upon

A shoulder

Quiet

Still

Snow cold mountain air and sky bathes us

Rest your hand upon my shoulder

I stand you here there for

Heat bathes us I you stand there me for you.