Beyond reason
Beyond the mind
the heart is the doorway
To the bottomless ocean
Called The Soul.
What has fallen in is a stone.
Upon it, carved deeply, is your name.
It is falling deeper and deeper.
It will never wear away.
Perhaps one day, my magic turtle will
Carry it back from the depths and
Return it to my hand. There it will
Melt into your beating heart.
You will come to claim it
And we will share the joy of
Finding you
Whole once more.
We will live by the shore
And swim in the
Bottomless
Ocean.
©1996 & 2009 Su Polo
This poem has a quiet power, as if it had been etched on a frieze from an ancient civilization, and translated for modern eyes by its discoverer.
ReplyDeleteYour page is very lovely. I love the origami you have here. Gives it an exotic flair IMHO.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I like the imagery you have used in this poem. I like this image in particular,
“the heart is the doorway
To the bottomless ocean”
and you connect that ocean to the soul. Then you tie it up nicely at the end with,
“And swim in the
Bottomless
Ocean.”
Oh that we could all dive into our own souls and seek our answers within. A very good poem.