The Millennium
By Ruth Daigon

Let there be cool linen
and lovers resting between sheets
humming a small heaven between them

Let there be a settlement of snow
long green veils of rain
and radiant squalors

Let there be moon-plucked waves
and thick-tongued leaves
that whisper sleep's dark flower

Let the pulse beat within us
rich as salt, hot as sun
giving time its edge

Let us steep tansy, coriander
and cloves in wine
drinking deep its magic cures

Let us bring the knower to the known
to inhale love as sweet as candle wick
and what waits is just a breath away

Ruth Daigon is a winner from KotaPress Anthology Contest for Vol 1, Issue 2, which is to be released in May 2001. We are hoping that Ruth will be able to join us for the May reading! Stay tuned and we'll let you know as soon as we do...