LOVE a golden chain that binds ….And he in LOVE his heaven finds --

Dear heart

We may be born far, far apart,

And then—

No nearer than the nearest stars.

Never mind!

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)