drinking with the goddesses

drinking in

the sunset

as we cackled

ran to the crashing surf

played catch

crunched on corn chips

swayed to soul music

painted, read, danced

drinking in

the word "friends"

and feelings its potency

fall short,

insufficient in explaining

their divinity

drinking in

this future memory

of a time on

earth

with these women

drinking in

each magical body:

glowing, back lit by the

plummeting sun

each in her perfect form

drinking in

their charm:

washed clean by their

secrets and

steeped in their

wisdom

drinking in

their brilliance:

vibrating, enveloping me

in holographic color

with the force of

All Things, of goodness,

that the Old Way

tastes and never wants

to go back

for a time,

while I am in this body

and they in theirs,

i am graced by

goddesses who

light me on fire

light up love and

light The Way

[drinking with the goddesses]