23. FOR LIGHT TO BLESS

Bare feet on a gravel road

She lay beside the river in the evening

In golden light she glowed

Everything took on some deeper meaning

Shadows deepened on our walk

As truths unfold in dark and light

We talked as friends talk

Aware of the approaching night

These then are womenfriends

With conversations deep and long

This art like heart, never ends

For those who share a heartsong.

Oh yes, she's nude.

An unclothed woman is erotic, yes

But in our souls we are not rude

Eden bodies live for light to bless.

Too much guilt

Hurts our hearts, sinks us low

The enormous walls we've built

Make it difficult for flowers to grow.

She's a river flower in the setting rays

Her golden spirit flowing free

Like life's river of nights and days

Flowing to the eternal sea