Your friends are outside;
they've seen you work this spell before.
They wait for you to break through
hands held ready to render you applause
to take your offering
to receive you.
How did you manage it the last time?
I wasn't there
I can only guess
(a good guess is like magic):
Look in all directions
north where I am now
east to terraced garden
west to ocean's depth
south to Mexico
(inspiration, earth, emotion and the flesh).
Turn three times around your desk
a good number; it gives you time to think.
Remember what you've done
it's not been nothing.
Send messages to spirits who hold you
in their hearts by bays and rivers.
Light three candles--blue and green and white
then snuff them out.
Ask what you should do while waxed smoke rises;
sleep under blessings
When you wake, step into sun--we'll welcome you.
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