What shall I bring

you

beloved

for all your knowing

for all our journeying

we circumnavigate source

having given and taken

sipped sweetly

and devoured

learned, finally

to wait for the offering

to alight

in trembling hand

what can I bring you

sweet

beloved

crown you with orchids

drape you in lilies

seat you on a lotus throne

we, who were girls together

once

bring you love and

witness

wisdom and beauty

become you