Dear heart
We may be born far apart,
And then --
Nearer than the nearest stars,
What is distance when
Heart and soul are one?
None can keep
Away from you and I
That smile within
Revealing a bond
Stronger than
The golden thread
LOVE itself guards,
It is a hidden song!
Tell me
Whose tender image
Reflects these lines,
And is as penetrating as
The sound of the
Cathedral chimes?
My heart ascends . . .
As I discern
Your heart
In accord with the
Ringing bells
As they start,
And heart its heaven tells.
(July 5, 2013)
