H e a r t S o n s & H e a r t D a u g h t e r s of A l l e n G i n s b e r g

N a p a l m H e a l t h S p a : R e p o r t 2 0 1 4 : A r c h i v e s E d i t i o n

ANDY CLAUSEN

Love Fragment

yass, I prayed & willed you know our bold magic

strokes of Dharma one with this body magic

more than sparkling

sweeter than the Divine

more pleasing than sweet

I desired metaphors for existence

to dance the purpose

the fecund philosophy of wonder

& ramble & gamble & just plain amble

permeating the fabric of our efforts

the triumph of total compassion

to untold imagery & beauty

worthy of the big bang energens

ignited by might mind

all mighty mind

incarnated by your admittance

& courage adhering bestowal

of reciprocated desire

brighter than the sun

sweeter than the day

more precious than all I have

when you’re away

I devoted it to flower like Botticelli’s

& the Great Unknowns

over the cherished manicured rocks of the ages

I wanted to leave something that would endure

without sensorial sartorial manifest

without north south east or west

some conception so beautiful

& heartfelt forever honest

living in air

ordinaries of all orders

breathe & suffer

& they would smile

& know we lived & that

when I was I

I knew my love for you

was the Dharma

and the path to the maitreya flowers

inside the rain

no longer without you

a slave of this pain

no longer without you

You who are more to me than anything

I can do or say

more precious than all I have

when you are away

Oakland 1993

[Originally published in NHS 1997, http://www.poetspath.com/napalm/nhs97/index.html#47.]