Weight

The weight
of the heart:

such as a memory,
vague within a cloudy vase;

such as an envelope,
within which lies a letter.

The rhythm
of the heart:

beat, beat, skip, beat;

a percussion that
quietly belies its weight.

Beneath the Flood

Feel the pressure
and the movement
the weight, the heart

Hear the pulsing
and the rhythm
the strength, the arc

Below the flooding
and the ocean
our being, our breath

Above the pounding
and percussion
our hope, our test