Short Adler Poems

it all begins
as One
the pistil and 
stamen
inseparable 
within the 
white lips 
of your
petals
pressed perfectly
paused
perfumed
perfused
by the hint
of desire
to see you
open
unfurled
awakened 
moistened
held in palm
of angels
ready
ready 
ready to be
born
in the 
love of lilies



Originally published in "Dance of Divine Lovers"
Poems of Sacred Sensuality  © 2014 Joseph A Adler...

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Like emperor Constantine
You were a convert 
to Catholicism on the deathbed.
Fascinated by Thomas Acquinas

and your other heroes:
Etienne Gilson, Jacqes Maritain,
Martin D’Arcy.
You considered yourself a pagan

and wrote a book,
“How to Think About God”,
as a guide for others.
You demonstrate God as the exnihilator

and you were not involved
with mixtures of truth and error –
particularly the moral
philosophy of Kant....

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