Table For One

Bless this precious solitude
Oasis of privacy and peace
The gateway to my center
No reservation required,

To feast upon such comfort-joy
Awakens deeper hunger pangs
Yearnings strong and tender rise
Toward a union forged in grace,

While moon and stars speak softly
Of horizons glistening bright
Compelling me to merge into
A vast, sublime unknown,

My senses reach beyond the veils
The time for sharing nears
My table calls your presence here
I’ll set another place.

© 2021 Gail Barrie