Here, now, in this living room
Cosmic events are unfolding.
The cat loves my new fuzzy bathrobe.
She stretches out full length and kneads at my collarbones
With intense sensuality and a loud purr.

How to express that moment
When universes were here all at once.
Planets, stars, gods, saints, fullness of love that hurts.
Tears come.
No words suffice.

This morning I lit the new beeswax candle for the Divine Mother.
Who are You? I prayed.
Subsuming all moments, She replied.
I am gone beyond in that moment.
She always answers. I can count on it now.

The cat is back, draped over my belly.
The candle has gone out.

She is everything.

She is everything.