II : TMC : Seen in the Bath

by Shin

 

 

 

 

On a sunny morning in the lofty kingdom,

The Queen went out on the spacious balcony,

And fancied herself a sun bath on the bright deck.

The King had awoke and watched her undress,

Where he stood by the glass of the window pane.

In a curious play of light, the reflection of his face,

On the pane, came to rest on her's out on the deck.

He felt his soul stir to a shine in his mind, inflamed,

Reached out to touch the window pane to caress his own.

She turned and saw him at the window, called to him,

But he had just waved and moved on in a sullen mood.

She returned to her repose, the sunbeams turned golden,

And moved her in a stream of light around the palace,

And from there she traveled around the Caucuses, afloat,

In the air like tiny bubbles of fragrances, each a life,

That changed their passions as she moved around the world.

She was filled with wonder at herself, her breasts heaved

In intimation at something more in what she was,

More than what Indran had brought to her experiences.

It had a greater calm and it suggested a bigger wishfulness,

That only she can bestow on herself, in a joy of harmony.

She saw herself as a city in the sky with nine tall gates,

It was a picture of the Domain in the lofty Caucuses,

She imagined that she would call the city, Damascus,

And it would be the world in the heart of her mother.