Wind Chimes

They tinkle and jingle around my heart...

And like my heart they dance

Around their own subtle music

Across the small space between them and me

As they tinkle, my heart tinkles back-responding

And every tinkle of the wind chimes

Echoes around my heart

Strikes every memory and echoes back

Gives me pain, gives me pleasure

Gives me tears both of glee and grief

The howl of wind shatters them

They break down into pieces

Irreparable pieces of my heart

They still swing and dance to the tune of air

Giving their tune to my song

My song of life only they can hear

Their song of music only I can hear...