Lion's Gate - Fred LaMotte

[Lawrence Robinson]

Lion's Gate

The stars and planets 
always point to Now.
This moment is the only
portal, a wide open doorway 
of love 
leading back to earth,
our true home. 
Here's the secret: you don't need
to go anywhere else. 
My astrologer gave up
when she looked at my chart 
and saw constellations 
spinning out of control,
planets madly dancing, 
erasing their trines and sextiles
like lines drawn on water,
exchanging aspects like masks
of grief and exultation.
"You're just empty space!" she said,
"How do you do that?"
"Friend," I replied,
"awareness is a crystal 
more solid that the sun, 
more tranquil than Polaris. 
Everything dissolves
but the diamond 
glistening between your nipples.
First, you must learn to smile.
Laughter emancipates the stars 
from the tyranny of knowledge. 
Then, let go of yesterday.
As for tomorrow, it's already
here.

	- Fred LaMotte
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