william mcgreal

Variations on a Theme of Distance

The Search for Life

 

The space between us,

The long silence from

Your knee to my hand,

This stretch of universe

Filled with overwhelming

Emptiness where even the

Sound of my heart

Is lost and forgotten.

This is the distance

Between galaxies,

Between stars and planets

We hope support life

As on ours, longing to

Discover that we

Are not alone.

 

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Natural Flight

 

This distance between us,

The vast universe stretched

From your knee to my hand

Cannot silence the sound of

My heart beating wildly as

A small bird who thinks

Nothing of letting go of

The branch and flying

Over to the next tree.

 

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Super Nova

 

This distance between us

The vast stretch of universe

Between your knee and

My hands

Cannot escape the weight

Of our love as it draws

Everything near it

Into its center

Swallowing the light

Of your smile and the

Sound of my laughter

Without judgment.

Everything is of equal value

To the heart exploding.