Mikvah

The blooming water,
champagne of the desert,
reaches up.
Melting fingers caress sighing sole,
smooth heel and calf,
surround knee,
embrace thigh,
reach and welcome
into concealment
pelvis, abdomen, ribcage,
breasts, sternum, arms, throat,
shoulders, neck, hands.
Hair floating,
she guides the head back to rest in her.
Face upturned
seeing the watery sky
through lidded eyes.
Surfacing to
expand
filling with breath.
Eternal quest for the mystical union
of divine and soul.