Almira

Came from Israel

In a boat. Over the water

When we met she was the sweetest thing I ever clapped my eyes upon

Then she hit the bottle and thought she would hit me too

But refrained because her heart harboured as much love as the great ocean blue, and she felt no reason to be vindictive

So she quietened down and slowly became as soft and feline as the white puma falling down the mountain

Together we could move mountains

And we did

Together we reorganized the energy grid of the town we lived in. Just like that

Because it befell to us

We knew how to

Because we were lovers and love shifts mountains by slipping underneath them and lifting them up

Together we could do those things

For a while we decided we would marry but finally didn't because there was no point

We'd been through that shuffle before and there was absolutely no need to duplicate

One can make too many prints

Labour a point

Ask the obvious

We did not do those things because we were a lot wiser than that and had real things to do

Which we did

We stayed put for a while then we decided it was time to move

We moved around like drunken flies and saw many places

Some of them fly territory. Others the land of bigger creatures. Smaller ones sometimes

There we learnt a lot. That there is never any need to get in a flap. That the order of the world is solid. That hardship can be a teacher but is not the only one

That Love is the teacher but wears many layers

Peeling them can be odd but never frightening. Just odd

That the more you relinquish the more comes to you. And that is a universal recipe. Wherever. Whoever

Chill. Relax. Be cool

That is the message

Softness of the heart

The head

Body

Cells

Blancmange reality of the world

The softer you get the more Love enters you the more you can achieve

We learnt all that

Going around

Softly.

Softly, softly does it. And then some

Hide in the wind. Be the wind. Follow the wind

Let yourself be carried by time and the wind

Timewind

Make efforts when you really have to

Rest of the time just flow like a swan of light on a morning lake

See countries but try and see them from inside

Much less tiring like that

India is a must. Still more juice there than in most of them put together

A repository of great standing in the universal cupboard

What India can yield no one else can. Anywhere in the galaxy

So India hey

Else little trips dotted around the waterball, just to make sure you know what is there

But ultimately no need for too much movement

Just focus on the task in hand. Different for everyone

All worthwhile

For you write and teach. In that order. Heal too. Others and yourself

And take your time over it. NO RUSH ANYWHERE

Again softly softly softly. Like honey down a maid's thigh, treacle in a mixing bowl

Increase the peace will always be the only recipe. The more peace the more love. And Love is the Pilot and always has been. There is no other and never will be. In this lifetime

Even the next

And don't forget France. It was there at the beginning and will be at the end. France is the crucible of your life, never forget it

Southern slopes and Northern shores all worthwhile. Beautiful and hard but with softness too if you look underneath

Do

And sleep

My boy

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