when cause and effect

when cause and effect
are turned around
the beauty of the snow
is not the snow’s
but beauty born to bloom
in my heart;
when effect is not without me
but lies instead within me,
then my love’s touch
is not her touch
so much as my heart
opening in joy
before her finger tips;
when the way
from here to there
is not there but
here all the way,
then I need not travel
to find my way
and need not strive
to find my lost luggage
for it finds me unerringly;
so it is I see
the constructed life I thought I knew
crumble at my feet
and from its dust
a blossom grows
with white waxy petals
folding outward
from my soul.

--JAH 2/14/06

I'm sorry I broke the law

I'm sorry I broke the law
and flew
I knew
I shouldn't--
only birds fly
not people, but
I forgot the law
and
while I was forgetting
I accidentally flew
to you.

creating a space in our bodies

creating space in our bodies
lengthening from the crown
to the tail
opening to the air
around us
within us
lifting out from packed joints
to float
and fold
lengthen
and twist
laugh
and fly

creating space in our lives
lengthening from the tip of the
morning
to the tail of the night
opening to the stillness waiting
all around us
within us
lifting out from packed schedules
to be
and behold
strengthen
and lift
the laughing light
in your flying eyes

--JAH 7/12/06