The Holey Grail
by Yvonne Aburrow
Permeable space,
a place
of grace
between dark
and light,
where the barque
of night
sails into morning,
carrying the King
beyond the wounded land.
Mysterious Grail
the vessel of change
beyond the veil,
cannot be possessed
except by the blest:
to grasp it is death
to lose it brings pain.
It receives all
into its dark embrace,
a sacred space
before the fall.
Cauldron of the wise
distilling dreams:
in its dark depths
the wedding takes place
embodying space,
forming the Stone.
Water and blood
from the sacred earth
poured out on the land
in the mysterious valley
always changing
never ceasing.
16 March 2004