SamadhiMuse

         Like steel in the fire is she
           the hammer blows
         can only reveal her soul.
           Humbled, she will find strength.
         And from the fires of insecurity
           she will learn that deep acceptance,
             which is, Damascus steel.
         I watch the blacksmith raining blows
           and see the dross that falls
         and comes the soul that winnows free
           from each of us.
         This weathered wood, our bodies,
           and the immortal steel of our souls
         make my heart ache
           with the beauty of their enduring demise.
                                 gallagher
                                 02 July 1985
         – about Lise

— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —

         If I’ve touched her life to the quick
           then another blessing is mine.
         Those eyes grow clearer
           and the spirit more willing
              as if light
                 were growing inside.
         She’ll hear the wind’s calling
           on her own now
         and turn, herself, surely
           to those subtle urgings.
         And I, I can stand in awe
           that that same deep current
         that fills and empties my heart so
           now looks back
              thru the eyes
                 of another child awakening.
                              gallagher
                              11 July 1985
         – about Lise

— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —