Forbidden Kisses

Forbidden Kisses

Gliding over the rippling lake

Two kayakers embarked on separate paths:

 One seeking that which was lost,

One exploring to find something new.

With each paddle stroke

The kayakers arrived together

Their voices danced upon the water

Discovering the steps of the other.

Their worlds were not one,

An orthodox Jew and Christ follower.

Two who loved the same God differently,

But were strongly drawn together.

Deeply they wanted to bridge

This religious chasm of the ages

And discussed their differences

And reveled in their similarities.

Then the explorer had to climb

A daunting mountain that called to her

And the other gave her a gift of love:

A forbidden kiss in his world.

While climbing the mountain

She shared her story about this kiss,

And God sent her favorite bird

To the one she now adored.

Entering his world for the first time

The Black Phoebe beckoned his gaze

This lost realm of God was revealed

And his heart was open to it and her.

When she returned the two were one

Upon the glistening, rippling lake

And amongst the singing birds

Sharing more forbidden kisses.

After each kiss the world was silent,

It veiled these lovers with awesome stillness

For God had brought together

These two to become one.

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