Polymnia, you are everywhere, veiled beauty,and when you sing, you sing the truth:that every action is an intricate hymn,from the hum of particles dancing as atomsto the choreography of the body's cellsand the lightning-quick fire within us.May we hear your words' droning hum within,coax them from our contemplations,mute the noise of desolation and desertion —silence … Continue reading For Polymnia
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Proclus in Tim. Book II, 376-378
the world in all its goodnessmoving from moment to momentits former waters first a memorythen a calm oblivion of generationsin a thousand years perhapswe will be young enough to saywhat did we learn amidst the ruinsof ourselves and the broken monumentswhat did we learn when displacedfrom who we are, before fatigueset in, as our bones … Continue reading Proclus in Tim. Book II, 376-378
Now, Here.
We are, each of us, a bright flamecaptured within what is knit togetherand patterned after a moment of Gods’-breath.In that holy uniqueness, be filled —the quiet light rolling, the steady quickening,every token of your birth alivewith its God, you a libation of feeding oilto the knitwork of space and timedancing on celestial horizons —like a … Continue reading Now, Here.
In the House of Apollon
This poem was inspired by thinking about the Metamorphoses of Apuleius, and specifically the myth therein of Eros and Psyche, and by thinking about the process of becoming as Godlike as possible.
Ara
Ara is a constellation in the southern hemisphere that is named for an incense censer or altar. In the myths, this is the altar where Zeus and his allies swore oaths to defeat the Titans. each vow the Gods speaka dart traveling, perfumingmaking an altar the contact spacethick murmurations of smoke omeningheld fast is the … Continue reading Ara
Six Prayers to Nantosuelta
These are six of the seven prayers that I wrote for Nantosuelta for the nights that I was praying to her, and in the spirit of devotional offerings, I am making them available here. "Six Prayers for Nantosuelta" (this specific set of poems) by Kaye Boesme is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International … Continue reading Six Prayers to Nantosuelta
For Aphrodite Ourania
No image could capture you,O Ouranic Aphrodite, great queen —we must fragment our view to even glimpse a shadow.How could material capture a beautyunseen and summited beyond thought,you who basks in dripping light? What image could render youwithin the chasm-like Hestiaof yourself, completely hidden?Your chariot's immense power?That blazing-bright morning stardancing through its phases,or the tender, … Continue reading For Aphrodite Ourania
From the Middle of a Hectic Week
once again,I am scatteredwithout priority,as if I have unbridledmyself —my options a chaos: read work dream pray go still press on talk listen write be verse. Monday, in spin,my right foot came loosefrom its clip.I had a sudden sense of pedaling unmoored,a flock of startled heartbeats, a panic —while my always-steady left legstill cycled dutifully … Continue reading From the Middle of a Hectic Week
A New Lunar Month
On the new-sliver Moon,I wipe away the dust of daysthat waned as time swelled,spent incense, and wax drippings.I light the candle hungeringfor the fire to quicken it. I eat chocolate-date rice toastand drink morning matcha and cleanand come to still prayer at lastwhile the summer light brightensthe blinds and plants curl up,my waking too late … Continue reading A New Lunar Month
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