Goddess in Motion Redux--Part III*
by Tim Kavi
walking down
the wooded plain
country road
your music never stops
I am humming
along with the birds
but then
a hushed silence
this time, greets me
I wanted to run
to meet you
but was constrained
held back by my pride
I felt ready to burst
to run to meet you
to fall on my knees
you were walking
towards me
I was watching you move
totally hypnotized
I saw you as the statue
in every garden
the ones that are Goddesses
fully in view
then I realized
Goddess in Motion
your swaying hips
meant I needed
no love potion
there was only the drunkenness
of your love
that met me with aged
expressions of pleasure
your singing smile
meant
I needed no musical note
to hold you in my sight
a beautiful vote
of affirmation
in the Spring times
of your bliss
there is only the wine
of your lasting kiss
for Goddess in motion
you are my morning delight
when your dress moves
in the wind
it still covers
all of you
when upon gentle revealing
I saw Aphrodite's undoing
stare; not concealing
one moment of your prayer
for it falls to the wooded floor
only with your permission
our sweet love
is my mission
a persistence of vision
in a valley of despair
a journey of hope
longed for destination
Goddess in motion
you walk like a dance
of great skill
a fresh romance
of freedom's will
to test every fiber
of my mind, soul, and being
that shouts fidelity
to your love's scheming
to turn to each other
in the birdsong filled
forest
our love is true
and ever dreaming
for this is only a timeline
twill soon be over
this one life is not enough
to praise your Goddess stuff
Goddess in motion
I need no love potion
to see
you are the sweetest
If love is ever to do
it must be with You
for 'tis a mystery solved
the attainment
of what many seek
Goddess in motion
Nature holds you in sacred view!
*Poet's Afterword: The original version of this poem was written in 2009. Original Version is Here. From time to time, I add to it with new stanzas and feelings of devotion. This time, in the new Part III, I have added new stanzas between the stanzas of the original poem. The image here is 'Swirl of the Skirts' by Sushobha Jenner. Hope you enjoy it!~~TK
