Knowing not
What lies beyond the horizon
It leaps forward

Toward a forbidden space
That can only be longed for
And faintly seen

Shot through with fire
Darts pierce with truth
Opening up a cloistered soul

A heart enclosed
Now spreads itself forth
But the space is beyond its grasp

A lady shines
With an innermost being
Powerful and exotic

Emerald pools encompassed
By hazel rays
Yet the beauty veiled from sight

His inner eye sees
What the heart imagines
But lies just beyond

Weighted down
He longs to see
But only hears silence