by Paul Goldman

I opened my heart and found
you comfortably resting inside,
as if you had always been waiting
for the right time when I would
find you.

Had I but known you were here within,
I would have rushed ahead, skipped a few
steps necessary to finally commune
with you.

Surely as nightfall turns to daylight, I have
followed the specific guidance I was given.
Encoded perfectly were the instructions written
in a language that until now would have been
indecipherable.

What is important now that I know where to look,
I cannot ever be lost by the finding of you.
Life itself by each very breath shimmers right now
at a magnitude never seen by these eyes
before.

I drink in the morning dew at each remembrance,
sighting and touch of you there within the tom-tom
chamber wall. And I bow to your grace, your presence
with eternal gratitude—
for I opened my heart and found you
comfortably resting inside.

Paul Goldman has been published by such literary sites as kansaspoets.com, stonespiritlodge.com, evolvingmagazine.com, artiststhelpingthehomeless.org, and various midwest literary journals.  His facebook page is called Wild Joy, named for his forthcoming spoken-word CD, Wild Joy Released.

 

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