Here is the circle
where I am held in your heart,
All of me enclosed, included,
Swinging in the hammock
of your care.
Here is the circle of radiation —
all of the warmth
that flows from that cozy enclosure,
Spread to include
those who come in the line of my sight,
Sure to exude all the comforts
of this dear delight.
of this dear delight.
Here is the circle
of all who are drawn to the love,
Bringing their own light
and feeling it rise in the center.
Here is the joining of links that will hold us
in that grateful unity
called our community
All of which grows from the start
of how I am held in your heart.
©Wendy Mulhern
September 12, 2013