Monday, 9 November 2015

61.) The Inner Meeting...




The inner meeting alone in truth brought
The joy of the fall and the turning again that
Formed the labyrinth map that led the way
Into the lit counting space, which told in me.
A real map it was, and just as really hid
This, the finders’ chart, which told the heart
The location of its treasure where it was
Hidden . . .    . . .    . . .    . . .    . . .
Near my home the winding stony road
That upward travelled into the hills
That passed two gates until the saddle
And then, not the well-worn lower track
From there, but the unmarked higher one
Which wandered up-wise through the bush
Till it levelled out and the trees grew thinner
And at length came upon our harbour’s view
Where beneath a hard marked stone there
Was hid a jar; in there the little book: the map
Which told my tale and divided me asunder
That the truth be known  . . .   . . .   . . .
Which for ages and for generations had been
Withheld . . . clouded in mystic mystery
And by our secret pride which was all our
Sin and barred door which banned us
From the lively presence of the Light.
The grave is not the gate of death but of life.




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