Advent
in early December, Sunday
I climb inside a carol
come let us adore
and find you there
candlelit, aglow.
your lungs and limbs
trumpet and organ
holynight, starfollow
through rib cage rafters.
descant trills your cells
bass ascends belly and spine.
the choir sings your blood
Skintingles your breasts
your heart tolls a birth bell.
stablebare, Maryjoseph,
shepherds,
Magi, heraldangels, cattle
lowing
and Christchild advent in
you.
born once more, you incarnate
a love larger than a cathedral.
the divine arrives in your eyes.
8 Dec 2003