Sweetness

She is crowned,

powdered queen,

round, gowned in blue,

shining in sun unbidden, good

(or green, pink, purple,

shy, growing hidden.)

Sophia!

She invites us to Her feast—

the mightiest and the least---

to Her welcome table,

woven basket, cornucopia,

where earwig and bigwig

ought and are taught to drop

the rude thought or mood

that might intrude

on the gathering, the sangha,

the sacrament

of beautiful solitude,

Holy Wisdom’s nourishing

food.

© Tamara Rasmussen 2018