Tender stars

and the origin
           of tenderness
there in the stars
           warmth and vibration
the dance of atoms
           and molecules

and how we identify
           with faces and places
kindred energies
           all bound
in the same direction
           the lines on our faces

drawn in time
           desperate always
to prove that we
           were here

and if we had
           nothing but love
in our lives
           wouldn’t we be
more than satisfied just
           making each other’s day

sleeping under
           the innocent
moonlight celebrating
           the origin

of our primal being
           that lifts us up
through tenderness
           and desire
into an eternal
           spring

John Lyons

One long question

Who is to say what life is
           breath as we know it
flesh as we know it
           the division of cells
as we know it
           and endless growth
and reproduction
           and when it was
that mind first entered
           the universe

and names were assigned
           and contemplation
became the order of the day
           and consciousness arose
and feelings of love and of loss
           and dreams bridged the gap
between sleeping and waking
           and art appeared
in the image and likeness
           and the tongue was first
set loose upon the world
           never again to be silenced

John Lyons

All about the birth

Birth is another name for cosmos
           birth and the process of birth
all of us born from that moment
           when moment came into being
the birth of being
           of space and substance
of time after time
           and perpetual growth
the birth of talents and skills
           and hopes and dreams
of loves and joy
           the pangs of heartbreak
and the pain of despair
           and whether to be
or not to be
           from conception
to conclusion :
           birth. . .

And the purposing
           of all energies
towards higher goals
           towards achievement
and wholeness
           being at one
with the beating heart
           of the creating world

John Lyons