Ardent Altar

 

The day you decided to live

Close to extravagance

 

And follow your heart’s

Reckless leaping into love’s

 

Ardent arroyo, that day

Your bare feet made an altar

On the bedroom carpet, yes

 

That day suddenly the smoke

Began to clear as the fire,

 

Contained and uncontained,

Moved far inside your life,

 

Became your very breath.