Via Negativa
(not in this verse)
Not in the Rose,
Not in the Thorn,
Not in the cool
September morn!
Not in the Head,
Not in the Heart,
Not to be found
In any part!
Not in the Bride,
Not in the Groom;
Not in this Room,
Nor that empty Tomb!
Not to be grasped,
Not to behold,
Sinner beware,
God is not bold!
Cross not this line
Written in dust,
For Being Is—
Stranger than Just!
Nothing is real,
Illusion rules;
His coat of arms—
Color it gules!
Cross not this line,
Seek in the dark;
Not in detail,
Not in that Ark!
Matter betrays,
Take it apart,
Nothing prevails—
Where must one start?
Close all your eyes,
Shut down your mind,
Begin afresh—
You! God will find!
…EXCEPT GOD HIMSELF (non nisi te, as Thomas replied)
The maxim: This also is Thou; neither is this Thou!
Exodus 3:13-15
Image: Jackson County Sky (JSW)
