A Smile and a Heartbeat

The pitter-pat of far flung string-plucks,

Carves the capture of rain resounding,

And beats our hearts aglow with lightness,

In the perfect belonging ,

Of this unutterable love...

Half awake we doze of nothing,

But the deep of soul that gladness breathes,

Swathes time in silly sweetnesses,

Until all movement is lost,

But a smile and a heartbeat...

© Alison Zacharias 2012