Live lips listen
Live lips listen
or else all else lost
for love pays
attention to detail
to the intricacies
to the rise and fall
of another’s breath
and this is no small thing
all else lost
if no love
no purpose
in the world
of rocks and stones
and trees
animus
the spirit
sanctified
in the kiss
and live lips
speak it best
all else dust
if not driven
by the pure body
to enlighten love
to glow with desire
to be one and whole
one and all
all in one
all else worthless
without love’s arts
shaped from the wisdom
of dreams rooted in our earth
and sketched in our skies
all else unseeded silence
John Lyons