Poems for the Smiling Heart

Together

You place your hand in mine.
My fingers wrap around the warmth of oneness
this fresh and glowing morning.

You and I have pushed through layers of forest
and rested on ledges of moss and stone.

We have slipped on freshly iced pools
and tasted the river sands of childhood.

We have lifted our faces to the soft summer rain
and our souls to the cherished fragrance of wild roses.

In the heat of happiness we have forged rings of gold
and breathed in the air of countless lifetimes.

Now the sun begins again.
We strengthen our hand-bond
step into the sea
and swim towards an infinite horizon
together.