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Crossing the Desert
by Michael Cope


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Visualization with Table Mountain
(Close your eyes, etc.)

.
A perfect human,
lithe, subtle, fast and strong
with skin the red of
heart-of-flame,
old nova flickering.
Light from this one is hot like blood,
hair spun fine gold,
smile, white hot.

.
Another, perfectly formed,
lithe, skillful, swift and strong.
with skin the blue of
midsummer sky
flecked with moving clouds;
deep as ocean, warm as breath,
hair of lapis lazuli,
teeth, white cumulus.

.
Each stands higher than Table Mountain.
Their nakedness fills the horizon.
Above the houses, ringed by mountains,
their bodies touch face to face.
Interwoven they dance
in the full
sun.


The cool spate
of their pleasure
blows through your dark
unseen inner body.
Their kiss
is midsummer noon
in your mouth and thighs.
The light of their joy
floods warm
blessing
into your heart.