past the eclipse
©July 1999 by jenni o'toole

no longer able
to hide
your ocean, too vast
love's sweeping
me away from
shore
into the safety of
your arms

you've taken me
away,
braced me for
the best,
unfeigning devotion

strengthening and
combining me, whole
again and waiting for
more-
we've gone to sea
past the eclipse