Nuptial

1. Life is alive At Te Rawhiti: German poet meets Maori princess - A rapid swirl makes me gasp. I am eight And the Hare Krishna on Queen Street hold me entranced in a glory of music, movement, colour, cloth, spirit. Body-soul, Thymos, meets Spirit-soul, Youks: Together, what power they have. 'Eternity is in love with the productions of Time' (said Blake). The sea glisten, blue and cyan. 2. Goddess moment below Cape Reinga Spirits' Bay Chopin and belly dancing at your marriage and ours Kindred spirits celebrate life-breath. Youks breathes into Thymos and the dance is spirit. Thymos animates Youks, gives of its matter, and the spirit dances. 3. The sea glistens, blue and cyan at Te Rawhiti in the dance. copyright Lynette Wrigley-Brown 2011