Rendevous Without Exit

The quiet heart departs rudimentary tasks, idle-fast in what it asks content as a former-charlatan, like leaf and bough, tree, root and earth, joined to wisdom at birth; it has learned to keep the tongue still 'til the mind is glad To wait unwanted and celebrate the yearning thresh the gratutious peal longing within; a gabled-Gabriel heaven-sent, trumpets pounding ------ violins and strings screeching hallowed silence... the drums, arising, so arising ------ pittance proud Arising, arising... The Lady... from the dark And Aloud; my name echoed as delicate and soft, so teased... as the friendly hand of embrace so well known He, I awaited, the old friend never alone, and she whom never delayed to leave me be; the dreams of her exalted amidst shadow among light, the old friend assures again the Ancient Kiss... She shall return, sayeth he ------ the light from the dark, and bring thee peace In the leaving shadow prevails, the old friend departs the return of rudimentary tasks, still silence shatters as glass; drums too loud ----- rich with deceit, clamoring and toiling incomplete Replete: the old friend and she, painted in thy soul never to forget A Rendevous without exit (the annex)