Listen in silence
to the deepest heart
of your heart
where the essence of you
is joined in oneness
with the divine
--soul and spirit--
and tell me
how the grass grows,
how the flowers bloom,
how the sun shines.
If you find no words
but you find
that you know
without them,
tell me that then
for in the unspeakable:
that's where I sometimes am.
The bonds that bind me--
they are the words.
I can go beyond the words,
but they call me back.
I cannot help it;
nor can we
who know either way.
How does the grass grow?
How do the flowers bloom?
When will we bathe
in the light
in the sun
I cannot tell you
how hard it is to wait.
I listen in silence
in the deepest heart
of my heart
to join in oneness
with the divine.
[March 30, 1994]
