THE KISS

Who could ever infer
from the mess of this world
the perfect LOVE
that rules the universe?

That the tender flesh
of Your cheek,
exuding an irresistible
“Kiss Me!”

and the unforgettable
perfection of that kiss
are the truest emblem
of the essence of
our being here:

Gift of gifts
wrapped in layers,
8,400,000 of them,

the Treasure that makes
birth, death, and all those lives
of indentured Labor

infinitely precious. 
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2/28/24
(Painting: "The Kiss", 2022-4)