My Soul Breaks Loose

“And I, infinitesima­l being,

drunk with the great starry

void,

likeness, image of

mystery,

I felt myself a pure part

of the abyss,

I wheeled with the stars,

my heart broke loose on the wind.”

              ― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

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sometimes

thank the Beloved

there are no words

I am struck dumb

by the grandeur of it all

by the mountains

the sky

by the sun, the moon, the stars

my babbling tongue is silenced

by that which is

too big

and in the silence

my soul breaks loose

it soars

into that amazing sky

and whirls with the eagles

riding the wind

on the edge

of

eternity