“You are the stream, the fish, the light,
the pulsing shadow.
You the unchanging presence, in whom all
moves and changes.”

A Door in the Hive (1989), Flickering Mind
Context: You are the stream, the fish, the light,
the pulsing shadow.
You the unchanging presence, in whom all
moves and changes.
How can I focus my flickering, perceive
at the fountain's heart
the sapphire I know is there?

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