~~~~~~~~~~~~A Heart that Sings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o~~p~~~e~~'~~ ~~~oo
B e y o n d the~~~ c~~m~~os~~r~~s st~~~l , outside the artist’s studio casement
~~~~~~~~~l~~~~~~~~~~~~~g
the ~~~~f o i n ~~~~~~fabric of time
~~~~~~~~~~~~~w
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~st r e t c h es
to the distant horizon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~and returns with the rustling of a vast eternity…
a heart sings in the midday light
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~flashing a spectrum of yellows and oranges
that reflect a cheerful sun
into the surrounding dark emptiness
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~and like a starved plant be n d in g from west to east
bookstores and coffee shops cast open their doors
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~to collect the dirt from nature
that the curious, the purposeful, and the wandering souls track in…
~~~~~~~~~~~~A Heart that Stumbles
a cold midnight walk home
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I search the world for wonders
and think of you…
late-night fingers t.a.p. against a noisy register
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~as the coffee shop nears its closing time
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~it carried upon it is the sunlight that I have gathered
in shallow streams of a moonlight glow
p a i n t e d
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~upon the 
unfathomed
where I stand with sogging shoes at the water’s edge...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A Heart that Endures
a growth of moss surprises this silent path
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~a stone skips across stilled emotions
and rippling 
of the mood
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~lap at the shoreline of my daydream…
the birds sing to the sun just below the horizon,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~which probes the day with new slivers of warmth
mending a glad heart that endured.
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