The Soul's Recharging Place

Cloud-burst and the waters marry me,

The flowers of the spring my jewelled bride,

The roses sing their songs of ecstasy;

From this day forth beauty is my guide.

The jasmine and the clematis entwine

Their fragrant wreaths to honour me and say

That all the love within this world is mine,

Ever mine though body pass away.

As I learn the lessons of humility

In this wonder and immensity of earth,

Among familiar rooms of memory

I walk through doors of death and doors of birth.

The universe transcending time and space

Is also home, the soul's recharging place.