From the 1992 edition of The Muse: For Cathy

From the 1992 edition of The Muse: For Cathy
Photo by Ben Loader / Unsplash

Flash of red-streaked, sunlit hair, 

Smile of radiance warming quiet,

peaceful thought;

Loudest heart of all I’ve known,

Teacher of the lessons I have taught.

Would this spirit mixed with mine

Not storm the walls of freedom’s maze,

Clearing darkness stuck to wisdom

wrought of pain,

Proving courage in my paths and ways?

Press your soul to mine as bodies will

When stirred to meet in closest, 

silent space.

Share the warmth of spark turned flame,

And warm your lips with mine

In God’s embrace.

Ben Allaway