from
silent like lightning
whenever i am within your aura
whenever i am around you
whenever you walk into a room where i am
— i feel your presence even before i see you —
whenever you walk by
whenever i see you face-to-face
and whenever i
look into your eyes
i am paralyzed with pleasure
everything goes still
i am literally breathless
you take my breath away
i am speechless in the pleasure of your presence
the inner intensity is so compelling that i don't move
i am stoned and suspended and electrified
within your radiant dark beauty
all round you within and without
a silvery dark and sensual thundering
and a flashing
silent like lightning through the dark ocean of your
body
every time i see you near
or far off across the landscape
your wild hair blowing down this valley
this writing and these feelings are born of a
spirit
from a place where essence opens into vision
where something is seen and known in a glance
as when i look down upon this radiant dark intensity
and you lift up an open face to the sun
then lightning
flashes silent
through the vast ocean of my soul
and something lingers kindly within the sunlit landscape
of each day
sitting with you now
i am grateful for the simple gifts that come
freely received and freely given
walking day and night on sacred ground
being in this place close to you here
david barnes
