Fierce Courtesy

 

From Coleman Barks ("The Glance: Songs of Soul-Meeting"), a poem about One and Two:

The connection to the Friend
is secret and very fragile.

The image of that Friendship
is in how you love, the grace

and delicacy, the subtle talking
together, in full prostration,

outside of time. When you're
there, remember the fierce

courtesy of the one with you.

... Yes, and always remember:

    openness
kindness
      thankfulness
  softness
        nothingness
      togetherness
          fullness

... and every other -ness that leads to love ...

(cf There's Nothing Ahead (2016-11-06), Be Ground (2016-12-27), In Your Light (2018-01-04), Friend Sits by Friend (2018-07-04), ...) - ^z - 2018-10-16