Sipping Dew-Drops of Celestial Wine

Sipping Dew-Drops of Celestial Wine

—after “I Am the Sky”

My soul goes on spreading across this land.
Across the sea, my boundless soul goes on
Expanding beyond this earth,
Beyond the moon and sun—
Frolicking from planet to planet
Nipping off rays from heavenly bodies,
Sipping dew-drops of celestial wine
From the myriad goblet-stars.

Across the sky, my soul melts and stretches,
Frozen no more in this little body,
Frozen no more in this caged mind,
Frozen no more, this soul expands
Throughout Infinity, throughout Eternity
In Bliss! Bliss! Ever more Bliss!

A slightly different version of this poem appears in my collection Singing in Soul Silence: Voices of Faith.  The original last line was “In joy, joy, ever more joy!”