In between
(P. Hammill)

No changes outside of time
two planets exist side by side.
Neither aware of the other
though they are intertwined
like branches of a tree.
They (have no thought) of what they belong to...
What of the trunk in between,
what of the energy ? (that makes it all be...)
Two planets in harmony,
of opposition.
The supposition is that when one is serene,
then the other is sad.
What of the Man in between ?
He smiles on one and it's life is happy.
His back is turned on the other
and a shadow is cast...
He is the Man who makes the soap balls,
creating magic happiness
for all who touch them.
They are good enough to eat.
They taste like marzipan,
give buoyancy to boats,
and peace to man.
Before them all neurosis meekly fails...
Some even say that such a sacrament
must be the Holy Grail.


© Peter Hammill