Reclusive Heart

my weary bones I shall bathe,
  my wary mind I shall reassure,
    my worried soul I shall ease
      there in a cool, secluded pool
        where chaste rivulets converge
          after seeping through ancient rocks
            deep in a mist-darkened jungle;

there is where this urban heart
  aches to stay, if only very briefly,
    where alone, and at peace with itself,
      it shall mutely sing praises and thanks
        to the One Source of the countless many,
          of all that ever was and ever has been,
            and of all that is yet to come.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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