Hard to Imagine it Wasn't Substance
Green & blue water formed a Cathedral,
Its Stained Glass thick with the smell of mudflats.
It was intricate inside, like dense coral
Saturated with Plain-clothes Policemen.
January is a Revelationary, pollen
Painting the rocks contributes to its
Metamorphosis. The Moon made of glass
& concentrated pollen spread its Wings
At the airport terminal, & the Spirit
Wandered through the Congregation singing
Cryptic Messages in Code. Let Brightness
Play with Darkness, run around on the carpet.
Inside the Book, a tattooed hand calculated
Where the Aliens would land & reach for
A trapdoor in the ceiling. We walked the
Rainy lanes in animal form, awaiting
Only the Right Key. By observations
Of lights in the sky we traced the Spirit's
Source to breath of clams, spawn of mackerel.
The Rainbow arching down stained the seaweed
In which Being discloses itself. Repeated
With slight variants. Can't recall when it stopped.
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