Cool the Burn

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem 2013

the glowing embers of Palestine
mapping out lost cities
gleaming like lit coal

the salt of the earth smiling upon us

away to the roman bath
to the infinte pools of our past
moonbathing among slippery strings of time  
we dance

the rise and luxury of the orient

fools intoxicated by the
symphony of stars orchestrating the farce of the universe
seedless grapes feeding hefty apes

and Jerusalem an undying ember
with endless lovers to idolize each gesture