Monday, 6 June 2011

The Spirit moves over the waters: 1

This spirit is best without added water.
Its scent, lavender; its colour, orangey;
its taste, burnt caramel; its name, Glenmorangie.

It slows time, drawing full attention to itself,
its essence flows from friend to friend,
its communion knows no early end.

Uisge beatha, blessèd water of life,
is itself, works no miracles, is consummate,
is barley transubstantiate.

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