Keeper of Lost Hearts

To the keeper of lost hearts, I extend this line -
Please show me to this heart of mine.

Today I watched the desert fade
as I mourned the childish plans I’d made
to live in solitude,
and play along the dusky Milky Way
of lost dreams and hidden fears –
all too often lost in tears
of frustration and of despair.
I’d planned someday to tarry there.

To the keeper of lost ways, I send this verse.
Though not meaning to be terse,
I wish to find my way back to the solitude I thought I knew -
the peace of heart and strength of mind
which only the childlike heart can find.

Keeper of lost hearts and ways,
Return us to our youthful days.