'Bastian
quick
come look and see
do you recognize the myth
or rather is it now truly me
surely you must recall
such arrogant amazing flaw
does not so easily fell
this fragile breath filled
vessel
forcefully starving off
catastrophe
a spirited quaint myriad of
spiritual memories alas arrives
and ah but for thee alone
with a bursting heart in tow
my love , ever 'The Riveting Constant'
marvels at truth's flexibility
even when broken
in its hoped for return
sincerity awaits
challenged repeatedly to grow
beloved mystery of the soul
unveil thyself to faith
in your truest light
and compel me to embrace
the essence of mine own honesty
with the grace of God's own
encompassing stare
I beseech thee in reference
to all that is
greatly right................
(Jan. 14, 1999)