Venus Occidental

Your smile is of Aspen wood
Luminescent, a vibration of the Moon
You light up the world
like the Lily's bloom
Your heart sustains the Sun
and casts the world in shadow
It shines where rivers run
and whispers secrets of the meadow
The woods they wait for you
and part their leaves
As the spirit of the evening
fills the void
Your laughter makes the world breathe
and keeps the world believing
It is the ear of wheat in Virgo's sheath
the toys of heaven's giving
Your limbs are like the raindrops
Refreashed by day's good labors
You shine form the mountaintops
and fill the valley with your favor
It's you the world savors

Cross this bridge of earth
Come! Commune up on the mountain!
The fire you stole is yours
As sparks that fell from counting
Yet your gentleness restores
The Ultimate to its beginning
The serpent swallows all
And the world keeps on spinning.

Ladder

Don't you know you are the stars
Rectified in form?
You stand between the pillars
Upon which rests the world
You ascend above the storm
To the place of the Angels' birth
~Here sustains the earth~
and the treasures of the Kingdom
Deep in Heaven's fold
Gather the sparks, and bring them
To the silent names of God