Devika Brendon: ‘Bel Canto’

Bel Canto

Within my body is a tower made of air
I step up along the energy ladders
And those rounded, bell-like notes
await me, like a lover, paused
at the top of the stairs.
Like a person in an exalted state.
Like Rapunzel, without a flaw.

I have made myself strong
Spinning gold from straw
Making the dots form a long line
In unbroken sequence
Flowing, and pure
I let down my hair, every day
For those who can follow
And ascend into the pleasure dome
that crowns the air.

Devika Brendon