Bird in blue sky (Photo credit: YLev)

The Beloved is
Music above melody
Wordless lyrics
The small light
In a darkened room
Spilling illumination
Defiantly, perpetually
Eternally

The Beloved is
A single bird against
A cloudless sky
The soft murmur
Of wind across raging water
The single pebble
Polished by time
Deep within the riverbed

The Beloved is
A soft kiss on the brow
The moment before waking
Breaking bread with strangers
Seeing in line, weathered faces
The beauty of the One

The Beloved is
An embrace as the last breath
Of life escapes willing lips
The very moment new life
Pushes mewling but hopeful
Into the world.

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