Saturday, January 30, 2021
What Happened
What Happened
(with apologies to Mary Oliver)
I once believed in the reality
of thinking things true
as proved by equations and
pronouncements by authorities.
Then one day
a surprise occurred
and indescribable bliss
went racing up to my head
and I fell into a trance
of love.
I quit trying to explain
all this to others: no one
understood and I had no real words, just
these rare and exquisite sensations
of lovemaking with the invisible.
Where were these unknown raptures coming from?
Was it angels making love with me?
Frankly, I wouldn't believe any
of this strangeness,
if it had not happened to me.
Dorothy Walters
January 30, 2021
