Pillow

from The Somniad

Take not                         And in the
into thy bed                     dark time
the girdle                       and the
of hours                         night

But make                         Shall it
thy pillow                       comfort
a text                           thy brow
unto sleep                       as the hand

In the                           And be
design                           as the
of                               cornerstone
fullness                         to thy dreams

So it                            and the
dwells with                      garland
you all                          and the
the days                         laurel

Look upon                        and lay
thy pillow                       you down
as the lily                      upon the knee
and the balm                     of favor

In the garden                    and in all
of silence                       the hours
and hushed                       Horus
colors                           Be perfect

And read
upon
its
tablet

Where
sleep
doth
write

The pillow
is the
seat
of the soul

Make thy
place with
thy pillow
in thy heart

And it shall be
as thy halo
unto the moon

Dennis Saleh