biblical men made commandments
so what could a burning bush say
not already said
combustion consumes fuel
blows fumes like an old fool
radiating rippling air
the voice of an angel
who in the end goes silent and cold
short-sighted secular men force progress
a cynical disconnect
from the season cycle and its allegorical play
summer flame fades through autumn damp
dies in winter’s icy darkness
spring is not resurrection
but veneration of children youth
so many generations out of the earth
Moses and Joshua if they ever lived are dead
there is no phoenix rising
no commanding shrub unburned aflame
nor even any ashes
only a story a verse
to serve as the immortal soul
and this moment’s focus
so everybody talk and sing
dance and laugh revel in your body
make a living noise
leave a resonance in the ears of your love
long after
swim the atmosphere as well as
the waves and swells of the sea
experience the chemical change
of sensuous life make of awareness
a sustaining fire
i doubt every hour of every day
but still in this spirit i pray
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