Heart

There is within the settled soul
a place where heart resides, in
peace and gentle soothing, as
if, a pact has been made and

commitment held, that mind
will listen always to the deep,
abiding, tranquil wisdom of
the core of Self; that beating

store of knowing, where all
can be  healed with a depth
of understanding that can
not be held to limits, and

where, the song of life is
always heard, rising high
and dropping deep in slow
sonorous notes, where joy

and sorrow, hold soft, warm
hands and shuffle firm feet
into eternal, seeded grace,
which holds firm no matter

how wild the winds might
be, how deep the pain, how
tumultuous the suffering;
for only there is certainty.