Picture above is Cade's Cove, Great Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg, TN. This is one of my most cherished places in the universe.

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Lift me up,
above disdain...
in rising mists;
your gentle rain;

that touch full scope
of all the unknown morrows,

fluttering; uttering --
wisdom's jewels;
that wash away insipid stain,
and drain --
my well...
of all my hidden sorrows.

in liquid moments;
falling down,
with faintest hint,
of calming sound --
to saturate this ...

an arid, dying ground;

as I do long...
for your wet kiss;

that in your moisture,
I might gladly drown...

That I might hear
your inmost thoughts...
in priceless drops --
your endless sky has bled;

And in the moment
of your final revelation...
to know...

your soul to me --
forever --
has been wed.

And let me soak,
in mirrored pools of you,
as chutes
of inner growth be said;
bespoke;

like boldest ferns;
in hosts of weeds,
that rise above
impending dread.

A garden grown --
on strength of stone
instead;

once heavy soul,
your upward winds they carry --
to places where
our visions ere have fled;

to wake as one,
where jasmine
raindrops mingle;
in sweetest taste --

the fallen leaves,
our bed.

Copyright © Jeff Mason