The ascent of Mount Carmel
no longer matters.
A lemon must be squeezed
before it releases its juice.
He who reveals the secrets of
a king will be held accountable.
The perfume of God’s presence
intoxicates all of creation.
Long-gone friends I now recall
flickering shadows on memory’s wall.
The buddha blinks his third eye
and behold! – nothing has changed.
Is the effort to get there
f more worth than the goal?
All births conceived by God
are Immaculate.
All are welcome, but having
entered in – one must be invited.