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The Heart Of The Lotus
 by Teri Sharp
As I depart this mortal body, Current life now left behind,
Setting sun illumination the way, The steps of the pyramids do I find.
As stars burst into life in the dark, I float down, light again,
Alighting without hesitation or fear, On the familiar subterranean stair.
The sputtering torches still line the walls,
Casting shadows in the deep dry gloom
But I have no need of mortal vision,
For my beloved calls me to our room.
Descending still more deeply I see
Water trickling down the wall.
With astral fingers I seek & find the lotus design, The secret opening to my lover's hall.
Once more I behold the life-like friezes, And they bring tears to these spectral eyes.
I am filled with reminders of what we shared - No matter the eons the memory never dies,
of Nubian slaves waving feathered fans, While I was bathed, perfumed, & dressed,
In flowing gown to lie abed, Awaiting your fevered caress. As musicians played their sweet refrains
And rain pattered on fronds of palm, In you strode, dark eyes gleaming,
While I awaited your heated balm. Your raven hair caressed by the breeze,
Wide shoulders bronzed by the sun, You smiled in anticipation of our joining,
Now that the day was done. As the years passed, I tended our children
While they played naked by the Nile, Sharing their laughter & their joy -
I looked at them and saw your smile. I remember sitting pensively
just staring out to sea in the days when You had gone to war -
I prayed the gods would bring you back to me. I spent so many lonely nights
Contemplating the stars in the sky, wishing you would come back - a yearning need,
Until my eyes would run out of tears to cry. No more did I share the children's laughter,
For broken heartstrings cannot play; You love was the only thread that could mend them.
I still remember that long-awaited day when I saw your boat appear - my beloved home at last!
Every pore of my body sang your name, remembering your touch though years had passed,
You looked so tired & so bruised as you welcomed me into your arms;
We vowed to make the most of each moment, and re-discovered each other's charms.
Then one night the gods came to claim you, and my song of lamentation filled the air.
With the priests I accompanied your body to this dark subterranean lair.
Alone with the man I loved I felt no fear, lying in the pyramid's womb, joined with you
in death as in life, Blissfully we slept within the tomb, in each age we have found each
other and walked through time side-by-side; You are my heartbeat, my breath, my desire,
You flow through my veins, and onrushing tide, so once more I have come seeking
The only true rest I can find - I have touched the heart of the lotus once more
At last with my beloved I can leave mortal life behind. |
