Thoreau

Fane of the Heart

by Amy Belding Brown

today
snow fell for hours
like particles of cloud
and we walked outside
making footprints
everywhere

the mind
is templed by our dreams
we approach, astonished
postulants

we are
finally old enough
to know the only
sacred place
is where we meet
ourselves

the world
is the fane of the heart,
washed by wonder's ardent
consecration

March 9, 2001

Copyright © Amy Belding Brown