SANCTUARY

A place to sleep without fear
nights of calm filled with cool winds
that bring a breath of serenity.

Yesterday becomes wrapped in quiet's mantle,
and placed inside a dream box,
tomorrow is held as a treasure
where the gold is the joy
found in the sights and sounds,
yet to be embraced as gems.

Listening for the reviving wind of life
to soothe when sunset brings
that sense of peace instead of anxiety.

Sanctuary, the sacred preserve
of love's precious garden
has its welcome sign upon the heart,
passing through its archway
in the mind,
closing the eyes to the world
long enough to enter the paradise,
which never vanishes from within.

Being home in the place
having only sounds of laughter,
inhaled by the spirit
strolling through its landscape,
felt as Eden's touch
because it is divine in inspiration's magic
and behind creativity's wall
to keep out the demons of sadness.