I imagined that God had finally decided
that This Cloth,
was simply not elegant enough;
had become too ragged,
worn
from so many bouts
of believing
in everything
but the HoneyLight
in the center...
But today God reminded me again
that every beautiful silk begins
in the cocoon,
where darkness
is spun
into
softer and softer gods.
To Love yourself, start here:
take your own hand—put it to your lips.
Then,
lay the soft of your cheek,
to the round of your shoulder,
where
the faint musk
of the enduring dreams
and the labors of your life
perfume you.
It’s a start.
It’s a beginning.
Now the ache of your heart
has
a
surface.
Lightearth, Lightskies
Lightwords, Lighteyes
Light weaved, Light filled, Light dreamed, Light.
Light when the Sun wakes,
Light when the Moon wakes,
Light when the Heart wakes, Light.
Light in the Dreamnight,
Light in the Heavensight,
Light in the Heartbright, Light.
Lightwarm,
Lightday,
Lightform,
Lightplay,
Lightsing, Lightsong, Light.
Light in the dim sight, Light in the dark night,
Light Light Light
The poems you've read here are available in the book, Home Remembers Me, a collection of over 90 poems written by Em Claire that support the journey of "a Spiritual being having a Human experience". Also available on audio as a double-CD set, read by the author.