Approaching the Temple

I confess You elude me a bit
In the signs others see:
In the clothing-just-so,
In the particulars of gesture,
In the murmurations
Both – they say – ancient
And the clearly new.
It is a code immune
to my gentle explorations.
But I sense You in the
Hands held,
In the Godly cascade
Of names
Chanted
through all time,
spilling through laced fingers,
over altars, beyond slippers,
joining the holy flow
toward the eternal,
fruitful Tree.

Linda Hoffman Kimball is an author, artist, poet, and accidental activist. She has built and supported many community organizations, including Exponent II, Mormon Women for Ethical Government, and Segullah.