(A Sukkoth Poem)
There’s a place in the depth of my heart
A place where you and I meet
A place where you bring the bread and I bring the wine
A place where you bring the fire and I bring the heat
That place is neither here nor there
Yet it’s here and there
There’s a place where you sit enthroned
A place where the City is called your own
I heard the prophet say; “The City would be called “the Lord is there””
So, I sought the city where You’re there.
A place where your light knows no bounds
A place where your light shines brighter than the brightest star
Brighter than the noon-day Sun, the Moon, the Stars and all their hosts.
That place is neither here nor there
Yet, it’s here and there.
I searched for the place where and when your heart called me home
And this humble heart said; “Yes, I’m yours”
That place is neither here nor there
Yet, it’s here and there.
A place our sun never sets sail, and our moon has no needs
A place that we’ve called home.
~ Poem by Gloria Edokpa