The Soul Moves

The Soul Moves  

The soul moves & by small degrees  

Of slow calculation  

Actuates the two substances  

That are body & mind.  

First operation is the entry of light  

Into dark, of dead limbs  

Galvanized by the sun’s power;  

The second is of vast dreams cut short  

By a harsh & loud noise,  

Like a fire alarm at the cinema –  

Enfolded in stillful bliss no longer,  

Soul, body and mind sit up blinking,  

Grudgingly resurrected –  

Otherwise known as waking up.