Discourse of St. Symeon
Who stands upon the ocean-shore
and looks out to horizon's end
may in its vastness somewhat share
but yet is bound upon the sand;
such see in truth the boundless sea
and yet the sea extends beyond;
unbounded sea they truly saw
and yet their seeing had a bound.
Yet, not content that they but see,
will others into vastness wade,
and what shall we of these folk say
who feel the waves roll strong and wet?
They too the endless ocean share
and yet are conscious and made full,
far more than any on the shore,
of fullness, depth, and overflow.
But will not those who wade out lose
their vision as the water weaves
a wall through which their eyes see less
of anything but wave on wave?
And to the one who simply swims
all but the ocean then will fade;
to such a soul the world then seems
to be but currents that enfold.
And so it is with glory bright!
And thus and so will be the lot
of those who by God's grace are brought
to God Himself, the Sea of Light.
Absinthine
Weird with wild wormwood
lightly bitter in my taste
the triune in my body
deeply interlaced
I am green as glory
bewitchment in my soul
I wait inside the glass
for the God to make me whole
Wild and unruly
danger to the sane
I stand upon the wasteland
I wait for crystal rain
raindrops fall down slowly
sweet and cold as ice
pure heaven interfuses
I louche to paradise
