SPIRIT OF THE HEART

Many the solitary months

as the sun set and the moon rose

that the spirit of my heart roamed

seeking the bond of friendship,

of endearment, of love,

shadows of hope which

rise on the swelling evening tide

yet vanish at the first sign of dawn –

all thus far to no avail,

even though my message

reached far North to the

land of the midnight sun, and

far to the South,

where Winter’s bitter cold

to Summer’s heat has turned -

messages sent with speed

far exceeding the fiercest winds,

while the seconds slowly pass

as the spirit of the heart

must await yet another day

ere the whispers of hope

on magic wings their debut make,

heralding perhaps a message from the stars

full of promise, encouragement, compatibility

from another similar spirit

searching, seeking much the same quest from afar.

Herbert Holzbauer
© January 2002

Midi: "Erzherzog Johann Lied"

Photo: "Sunrise"

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