Quiddity by Sue Blair
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The island where lovers lie
In the crook of the arm of Venus
A warm sea of tranquility
Where heaven meets earth
Ideas cease to be 
Goals or weapons
Thrown down in the stretching sand
Put aside for a time
For something vast
Peace and love without end
A loop out of our time
Three times visited
Between the pool and birth
Between life and death
And in the arms of love
Once lost, seldom regained
But always quested for 
Warm waves gently roll in
Over cool sand
Acceptance and understanding
Deepening
Wrapping your soul
Gently rocking
The slow, echoing rhythm 
Of a heartbeat
You, your lover, and Venus

(acknowledgement to Clive Barker, The Great and Secret Show)