A Heart Song for the Beloved | Naomi Stone

Lying here in the silent darkness,
I am with my beloved,
who lies quietly within me.

We are resting in the peace
of the greatest love I have ever known.
My heart is filled with a treasure,
and a fortune beyond belief.

I am a woman of words,
yet, I feel helpless
to describe the beauty
of my beloved tonight.

I feel reverence and gratitude.
I am surrendered to love
and the beautiful ways
love touches me,
tenderly cares for me,
and gives me life.

When I give myself to love,
I see through love's eyes,
speak with love's lips,
touch with love's fingers,
taste with love's tongue,
and hear with love's ears.

I let love breathe life into me,
and I am adrift in a sea of union.
I whisper, don't move,
stay in this stillness with me
for a moment,
I want to bask in the harbor
of your life within mine,
and mine within yours.

When I lift my hand,
I feel yours lifting with me.
When I arise, I feel you arising within me.
When I feel your heart beat faster,
mine beats in rhythm with yours.
You answered my longing cries
to come into my heart,
and you fill me with the essence of you.

You enter my emptiness
and let me see how you have
created me in your image,
so you can live within me.

I welcome you into
the sacred chamber
of my life where you dwell
with me now and forever.

O love, you are the twin flame,
the fire of every heart.
One day, we will all be ablaze
with the power of love,
the eternal flame
that will never go out.

Love will unite us all
in that invisible sea of spirit,
and we will be free
to create with you.

- Naomi Stone | mystic poet, educator and writer.
She is also the Literary Editor of the book Rumi: The Alchemy of Transformation by visionary Artists Rassouli

. Naomi can be reached at [email protected] | Art credit: Rassouli