In a reflective poem, Jennifer feels that our heart cave is a magical sanctuary, a place where cherished memories and passions are harmoniously residing, exclusively for different truths.

the cave at the centre of my heart
is a magical place where
everyone and everything I love 
and everything I’m passionate about
live 
 
all good, content, happy
memories abide here
 
all of the bright, shining moments
and all of the calm,
quiet slivers
of joy live here
 
the deep loves live here
the echoes of times with
those who have touched me
to my core
reside here
and join together
in love’s chorus
 
and when I hear a melody
or see a brilliant sunset
or hear a poem that pulls me in
I hear love’s whisper
echo here
in love’s heart cave
 
I feel it beating within me
and wish I could stay longer
to feel the reverberations
and hear love’s voice penetrate through
 
but
 
I must rejoin
the outside world
to face all that life offers
but the heart cave
stands open
for another day.

Picture design by Anumita Roy

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney, based in Colorado, teaches, paints, writes, and hikes. Her poems have appeared internationally in 11 books and won two contests. They have also been set to music, displayed on screens in Australia, printed in Washington, D.C., shared through the Rx Poetry project, and featured on a bus in Wisconsin. A lifelong writer, she says that at 62, joy and sorrow finally give her enough depth to write a decent poem now and then.