The Revealing

In those few timeless seconds as we greeted
there was a recognition of each other
and a sweet embrace to open the moment

Nothing expected or hoped for

just a random meeting on a winter’s day
but

All this a prelude, a rhythm of paths where strings of

past, present, future, hearts, souls, and so much more
suddenly immersed themselves

Connections that have never been lost reconnected

forgotten memories that have never been forgotten remembered
universes come and gone all present at once

The instinctive and spontaneous collapse of disguises

for the revealing of a shining star and an entire galaxy
whose expression defies any depiction

These minds are not wired

to comprehend such a thing
or the eternity of such a flash

We wait and wait and wait

for moments like these in a life time
to be struck by lightning, or more

Be there it was

in the midst of the focused energy of a workday
despite the random energy of the retail sphere

The great poets have voices of these moments

with the grace, knowing, and spirit inspired in us all
even as they bow to their own flames

Grateful am I for the briefest encounter

that split atoms and revealed souls
as only another could