Making Love in a Cathedral on a Stormy Day

"When we knelt in front of Mother Mary,

we did not ask for forgiveness -

her consent was obvious, and what we did 

on the benches was a consensual sacrilege,

which she seemed to let the mists hide."

 

Lovers search for a place - and the occasion presents itself.

 

In this poem, the fact that the couple make love in an empty cathedral, is a symbol of how love makes lovemaking transcend it's physicality to something meaningful. And when you do something which completes you, you are nearing a spiritual state of being.

 

Too often, pleasure is denigrated as base, a basic instinct, but at its core it is a completion. The tassels in a rug, a painting on an empty wall, one small boat in a restless sea.

 

Too often, only too often, do we say no to life, when what it offers is opportunity and what you deny is fulfilment.

 

If you liked this poem, consider listening to these other poems celebrating the indefinable magic of lovemaking:

• Fallen Flowers
• Perils of Breakup Sex

Find other magical things, like a lovely free chapbook of poems, and other resources here.

 

I am Sunil Bhandari.

 

I am a poet based out of India. My book of poetry 'Of Love and Other Abandonments' was an Amazon bestseller. My second book is 'Of journeys & Other Ways to Get Lost'. Both are available on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram at @sunilgivesup.

Get in touch with me on uncutpoetrynow@gmail.com

 

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Epic Intro 2017 by Sascha Ende®
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