Poems (Vadlan)/Heart of Gold

by Elaine Vadlan

HEART OF GOLD

One, a woman freed from dross
This heart of gold possessed:
'Twas not the cost.
That souled her rest,
But Christ, who saved the lost.

One, had 'a heart of gold,
That helped along the way;
In kindness manifold,
That held a Heaven taught sway,
And rocked the soul.

One, had a heart of gold
That soothed the grief
Of many in the fold,
Where twined the wreath
Of sorrow round the soul,

One, had a heart of gold
That shone in beauty's gleam;
Its warmth dispelled the cold
And made one dream
The priceless value of a soul.

One, had a heart of gold
Who heaped it high:
That others might behold
And hear the cry,
"Come unto me," lost soul.

One, had a heart of gold
Who richness ran
In shimmering stream untold;
Reaching beyond the farthest strand
Where lived the soul.

One, had a heart of gold,
Who gave its wealth
To suffering and rolled
The glory by stealth
In place, where God is soul.

One, had a heart of gold,
Whose melting spread
In love so wondrous old:
In words so sweetly said
It satisfied the soul.

Heart of gold. live thou
Beneath the crowning brow;
Let the golden light
Speed on its flight;
Till Time wings thy soul to God.