God's Fingers Poem by For Matilde

Today I saw
God's fingers in the clouds
holding on to the tail
of an ancient fish
I see you watching me
from the ocean
The sky is our journey
between the water
and the stars
my eyes are cradled
in your hands
forever

Today nothing matters
there are no words
that can say more than
all the gulls on this beach
The sand has taken everything
it is moist with our sadness
dry now with your footsteps
that night
all those nights
when we loved, even then
more than we were capable of doing
You can disturb the air
and I will feel you passing
close by always
the purpose of your heart
like a star
the presence of your soul
of all the fires
what burns between us
is inexhaustible

from the earth
the rose leaves
its crimson shadow