THE HEART THAT SUCCEEDS

The heart that seeks to fly

but burns its pride, 

The heart that searches the deep 

to understand seasons and tide,

The heart that needs no prodding before it tries:

relentless even when no one is on the side, 

The heart that has no evil to hide, 

The heart that sees the flourishing of others 

And holds its smile wide with no spite, 

The heart that bravely carries its pains 

And painstakingly extracts the lessons into 

Becoming the beautiful paintings of life,

The heart that communes each day and night

with the one who wields the greatest might,

The heart that gives heed to the above 

And puts none aside, 

Is the heart that succeeds.