Ark

I will make this ark

from the course of the spark

between us —

the bright cathedral beams

that form from joy

when we meet each other,

when we have come eager

for the gift, ready

to be blessed,

humble and ignited with anticipation

for the way that arch forms

when our eye lights make contact

and the arc is completed.

We soar in elation

because we are made for this

and this ark of our connection

will hold us up,

lift us gently rocking

above the heaving waves

and we’ll be safe there

until the waters ease

and set us softly

on the reconsecrated shore.

©Wendy Mulhern

June 16, 2013