The Contract (now Cannabis)

[brynmawr1]

Cannabis

Under the contract
every third day I’m allowed to visit the clouds
where perception is a mirror and Devas dance for a quarter.
My keeper, she holds the tickets to the door
of my tin shack Nirvana.                                             I don't think you need to be specific here
She also holds the secrets of chopping wood, drawing water.  Maybe something like "where I search for" or "where I practice"
She is my tether against becoming lost
to the sky and to her for too long.
The contract is my surrender to a 40 year love,
to the keeper, and to the before and after.

Under the Contract

every third day I visit the Cloud

where perception is a mirror and Delilah dances for a quarter.

The Keeper holds the tickets,

the secrets of chopping wood, drawing water.

The Contract is my surrender

not to the Keeper, but to the before and after.

TqB,
I've made some additional suggestions in the middle where it feels a little awkward.  I wrote out some of my ideas but you know what you are looking for.
best,
bryn
PS thanks for your comment on Daffodils.