<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=389834" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>At The Edge Of The Body</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">At the edge of the body<br>there is said to be<br>a flaming halo-<br>yellow, red, blue<br>or pure white,<br>taking its color<br>from the state<br>of the soul.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Cynics scoff.<br>Scientists make graphs<br>to refute it.<br>Editorial writers,<br>journalists, & even<br>certain poets,<br>claim it is only mirage,<br>trumped-up finery,<br>illusory feathers,<br>spiritual shenanigans,<br>humbug.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But in dreams<br>we see it,<br>& sometimes even waking.<br>If the spirit is a bride<br>about to be married to God,<br>this is her veil.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Do I believe it? <br>Do I squint<br>& regard the perimeter<br>of my lover's body,<br>searching for some sign<br>that his soul<br>is about to ignite<br>the sky? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Without squinting,<br>I almost see it.<br>An angry red aura<br>changing to white,<br>the color of peace.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I gaze at the place where he turns into air<br>& the flames of his skin<br>combine<br>with the flames of the sky,<br>proving<br>the existence<br>of both.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Erica+Jong">Erica Jong</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=389834" data-title="At The Edge Of The Body de Erica Jong" data-description="At the edge of the body there is said to be a flaming halo- yellow, red, blue or pure white, taking its color from the state of the soul. Cynics scoff. Scientists make graphs to refute it. Editorial writers, journalists, & even certain poets, cla..."></div> </div> </div>

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