Emotionalism Poems | Examples

SOPHISTICATED PRINCIPLES-:-
simple
 available
means

sophistry
re-applies
in INTELLECTUAL LEAPS
serene
 emotionalism 
intensifies 

harmonic
sensibility
in INTIMATE
atmospheric 
 dialectical
homage

typically
synaethesistic

in matters spiritual,
                   the heart, not the mind,
                                   is the teacher without equal.

                   if we are to hold on to something
                   that we can clearly understand,
                   something that is meaningful,
                   it must be to the inexplainable;

                   for pure tranquility of the soul
                   unknown to the doubtful mind,
                   and for joyful hope only known
                   to believing hearts, lean on faith;

                   this, the logical, scientific mind
                   rejects as mere emotionalism,
                   but the heart that truly knows
                   can hardly do so, in fact, cannot;

in matters spiritual,
                the heart, not the mind,
                               is the teacher without equal.

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