Meditation 29

Write my name

across the sky

and wait for the light

to fall.

*

The heat of your hand

scorches skin,

divides marrow

from bone,

unveils the secrets

of the heart.

Meditations

A Collection of Poems by Anne Brook

Meditation 30

A life is made

of the spaces

it inhabits:

the acts

undone,

the words

unspoken.

Let the empty air

claim you,

ease through the day.

Meditation 31

Offer the best

of what you have:

jewels, gold,

red and purple wool,

acacia wood,

spices, bronze, linen.

Still, what marks you

are the simplest of oils

and a handful of silver.

Meditation 32

Only one thing is needed.

Put aside

the hooks and frames,

crossbars, posts and bases

of your life.

Take up only

the sacred, silent garments

of the heart.

Meditation 33

What will you do

when the door

is finally opened?

You with your arms full

of necklaces, rings,

fine linen,

goats’ hair cloth,

purple thread and spices.

Where will you hide yourself

and who on earth

can reach you?

Meditation 34

Those whose hands

have knowledge

of beauty –

how to carve

and fashion it, how

to draw it out of nothing –

keep silent

when beauty finally appears.

Let your tongue be still,

drink in the fullness.

Author’s Bio

Anne Brooke has been shortlisted for the Harry Bowling Novel Award and the Asham Award for Women Writers. Her latest poetry collection is A Stranger’s Table and her latest novel is Maloney’s Law. More information can be found at www.annebrooke.com and she keeps a journal at http://annebrooke.blogspot.com.

Publication list:

Maloney's Law (paperback novel) - 1933720484 and 978-1933720487

A Dangerous Man (paperback novel) - 0954594568 and 978-0954594565

Thorn in the Flesh (eBook) - B001DS7G96

Thorn in the Flesh (paperback novel) - 0953161374 and 978-0953161379

Pink Champagne and Apple Juice (eBook) - B001PGXMQW

Pink Champagne and Apple Juice (paperback novel) - 095316134X and 978-0953161348

A Stranger's Table (poetry paperback) - 1435746465 and 978-1435746466

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