The night we met 

The starry sky was filled with constellations —

A bull and a crab,

The twins, the archer and the scales on high —

And you and I transported 

On a magic carpet of Love and earthly desire. 

Now, it seems, we follow a different path,

Underground along the banks of the River Styx

Where the dark gods rule, 

Walking together yet separately 

In a world where human touch has disappeared 

And even a chaste kiss strictly forbidden. 

On this journey into darkness, 

There is no certainty or expectations. 

Like the philosopher wrote so long ago,

You never step in the same river twice 

For, in changing, it is changed forever. 

So let’s join hands, my love,

And step into the water tonight.

Let’s drift away like two wandering souls

As far as that wine-dark, metaphysical sea will take us.

Close your eyes and dream.

Do not resist the pull of time or destiny.

In the end, the Great Mother will wrap us in her sequined blanket

And carry us home to bed

For Eternity.

Rosalind Resnick

May 14, 2020