For A Friend

I wrote this poem for a friend in early May.  It was intentionally written in the style of Rumi (for purposes of stealth!), but is original.

For A Friend

Forget all you know
about this word "love"

Drink your fill from the fountain
each day
but do not become its care-taker

Swim in the ocean, refresh yourself
but have faith
in the moon
to bring the tides out and in

Worship is a state, not an act
Water can cleanse any wound
Love is the earth beneath our feet
Even when the path is hidden from sight