Bride of Life

I might have heard the winds of silence

Blowing through my soul

Or learned the names of distant stars

Seeking a nameless goal.

I could have travelled deep within

And found the place of calm

A peace no wayward breeze could shake,

The silent spirit's balm.

But something in me tugged and pulled

And gave me little peace

Until I found the Bride of Life

Beyond the farthest seas.

One glance sufficed to cleave my heart

Wherein She lit the flame,

To fulfil the meaning of my birth

For Her my being came.