ORB
***

Held gently in loving hands,
all the precious secrets.
Trapped forever in shining crystal
my deepest thoughts.
Warmed by softly stroking fingers,
forever safe within the orb.

Look within its shimmering depths.
And you may ever behold,
all that lay hidden in the sphere.
Gaze into its undulating center.
Speak your question,
but never open your soul.

The lure of the answers,
to your unbidden disires.
Will bring you to its oubliette.
Once imprisoned you shall remain,
within the exquisite vortex.
Beneath the inescapable surface.

Held gently in my loving hands.
One of my precious secrets,
within the depository of the crystal.
Warmed by my softly stroking fingers.
Crying out, craving my touch.
Forever safe within my orb.

THUNDER
April 25,1997