This week, I am attempting a theme — one of the most common themes in poetry. This week I’ll be sending you three drafts of love poems. I find these the easiest to write, and the most difficult to craft.

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI love you like Rumi loved Shams of Tabriz.I love you like David loved Salome. From the sparks of divine showering over our heads,kissing our cheeks with breath of the infinite --to the belly-fires of the earth rising up feet thighs hips and heartdrawing our bodies together in unionpiercing the layers of being to connect us with the everything, everywhere.

Dancing with Emily

The next DANCEMandala is inspired by “Much Madness is divinest Sense” and will be Tuesday, October 18 at 12:30pm EST. I hope to see you there. (Register at the link on the date.)