to the water's
edge -
the farside
banks of the
great ocean
of days -
I have
shed all
that would
hold me back.
And climbing
down from the
heights of thought,
I have plunged into
the abyss of life
and searched
for the light
that would
rid me of
all darkness.
Hidden
deep
within the
depths of the sea
I found a shell
that was hard to
open -
my heart has
been made known -
its beauty
revealed with
the flash
of a blade.
O blessed
love,
O divine glory
the silent peace
that glows from
this jewel
has taken me across
the expanse of
days
and has enlivened
my being.
Stillness
covers me as
with a blanket.
Silence cries
out and deafens me.
O holy gem;
O priceless jewel
deliver me from
my poverty
and clothe me with
your righteousness.
_____
Peace,
Tom+
