Song of My Soul

let this song gently brush your lips

that it may forever sleep in light,

that it may forever heal careless voices,

that it may forever protect you from the contagion of this world’s dire heart

let this song tenderly caress your cheeks

that it might forever rest with kindness,

that it might forever blush with longing and joy,

that it might swell from the bittersweetness of this world’s squandered innocence

and let this song carry your feet

that it might forever jingle from the rhythm of anklebells,

that it might forever breath eternal,

that it might forever usher in the hearts of imperfect poets

into this world’s elusive grandeur and everlasting grace