-- Pieces of the Heart --

John Herlihy

I am the emptiness

In the stomach’s hunger.

I am the dryness

In the tongues thirst.

I am the mist

To the valley’s reticence.

I am the shore

To the cresting wave.

I am the fortitude

To the mind’s impatience.

I am the perfection

To the body’s design.

I am the serenity

To the heart’s desire.

I am the season

To the change of moods.

I am the moon

To the phases of my hopes.

I am the stars

To the twinkling of my dreams.

We are made of uniting parts,

Sealing up the pieces of our hearts.

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(c) John Herlihy 29 January 2020