beyond the starkness of symbols

1
behind elaborate iChing lines
pedestals for air, fire, earth and water
hidden there are soft ungeometric spaces
caretakers of infinity

2
arches frame each window
colors illuminate the altar
from this belief I came to life
perhaps at the end I will learn its love

3
as a child I was not allowed
colored ink but the yin/yang
to trace letters and figures
with the beauty of calligraphy

4
I do not paint without contrast
shadows must resonate hints of cobalt
or faded magenta
are you and I so distinct?

5
black and white
so much distance between
until dawn opens the blinds
to the details of a day

beyond the starkness of symbols

6
the zing of lust's arrow
clichéd unison of two souls
heart to heart, dance music
we discover our new reflections

7
cupped between the curve of parentheses
this one day, all of your letters found again
lost in a carved box from religion's peace
your words memorized one by one

8
I chose simple black, edges rounded
your first love poem etched
in the perfection of white
these ashes are my infinity

beyond the starkness of symbols