CLOSE TO THE HEART

Close to the heart is a secrete place
Where dreams are stored away,
And sturdy candles of faith are kept
Against a darker day.

And there, too, are the memories~~
The laughter shared, the tears,
The little things that mean so much,
Seen through the mist of years.

Our dearest wishes, deepest loves,
The burdens that we bear~~
The essence of our being lies
In what we harbor there.

To each his own~~a hideaway
That has no counterpart~~
The treasure-house of the soul that lies
Somewhere close to the heart.