my body is my temple
my mouth my altar
where the sacrament
of grain and water, salt and fire
are given up to light within my blood

my prayer is to purify my body
to vibrate with the life
my limbs rejoice

my hymn is to dance
into the light
burning my heart in the love
that enriches my limbs
and the air that they embrace

my psalm is to laugh
in the darkness
till it cracks into colour's abandon

and i am lost in amaze
of beauty and thankfulness

1978
iona