Abraxas amulets worn by Gnostics.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

—	Marcus Aurelius

When night comes, something speaks
from that soft, fragrant wilderness.
It says, the heart is not a door. But it opens.
We feel in the dark for the hinge.
—      Carole Glasser Langille, from “Five Doors,

” In Cannon Cave (Brick Books, 1997)

Cuando llega la noche, algo que habla
a partir de ese desierto, suave y fragante.
Dice, el corazón no es una puerta. Pero se abre.
Creemos en la oscuridad durante la bisagra.