Poem of the Day: “tunnels” by Shimon Palmer

Songs of Eretz Poetry Review is pleased to present “tunnels” by Shimon Palmer.  A native of Michigan, Mr. Palmer lives with his wife and three children on his own small eco farm in the Judean desert.

tunnels

Shimon Palmer

feel your

way through the stone

labyrinth of chambers

inside.  close

your eyes in

the dark- let

the distant

candlelight from some-

where up

ahead in

the tunnel pull

your groping heart and

erring steps around

the corners, into the glowing

circle of its warmth.

Poet’s Notes:  This poem is about an experience or "vision" I had while meditating.  It describes a kind of search through various elements and layers of the psyche, the doubt and fear encountered on that search, and eventual contact with the Source, at the heart of Being.

Editor’s Note:  I especially like the image/concept of the heart finding the way through the tunnel, as well as the play on “chambers.”