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Fruits of my Heart

Updated: Jul 27

Urbino, Italy © 2019 Marieke de Koker
Urbino, Italy © 2019 Marieke de Koker

Like most of humankind

I am at war with myself

At times the heart wiser than the mind

At times the mind wiser than the heart

But of soul I know not


Nature has taught me about humility

Her flowers do not bloom for eager audiences

The rarest mushrooms quietly appear 

perhaps only for a day

Birds of most exquisite colors hide in the thickets

Just like the soul that reveals itself in a fleeting dream

Only to be buried once more in consciousness


And now I sit with the fruits of my own heart

They are mine to bear

They too are mine to share


But just as Nature

I wish to have some just for me

Like the tree that nourishes 

on its own fallen fruit 


Whomever is learned

In the wisdoms of life

Will know where to find me

My greatest treasures

Are but one question away


© 2024 Marieke de Koker



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