But none of all the winged insects
knew where mine were.
So I went on
and I looked for them in the sea.
And the fish told me of angels
who looked like birds.
With this ring I thee wed,
said the moon, said the earth.
I saw it overhead,
a crystal band of ice
Through which the eye of God
bore witness once again
To living light and love
within the cosmic void.
I heard the vows exchanged
between the cold and dark
Then with my own, warm breath
I wed the night and slept.
Through the mirror and through the fog,
all things reverse.