To you who say

God is not a person

I say God is my friend.

To you who say

God takes a human form

I say God is boundless space

in the brain of an ant.

To you who say

God is beyond the body

I say God is this breath.

I hold opposite teachings

in my chestful of wonder.

To you who say

God dwells inside

I say God spills over the rim

of the star chalice

like silence from an empty bell.

You say God is One,

I say God is love

longing for a companion.

You say God is your paramour,

I say yes, yes,

God hides in the plum blossoms

dancing as pure light

through the wings of a dragonfly.

— Fred LaMotte