A Chanting Heart

This quiet heart that lay beating
Beneath a solid rib cage of bone
Sings a soft rhythmic tune of love
Chanting its melody with rain

A gentle pattering deep within
Trickles with drizzling ardent notes
Echoing of feelings that reside
Hidden under the skin’s surface

A relaxed drip of emotions
As misty violin strings vibrate
Comforting the playing organ
Giving permission to sing
Its secret tune of elation

The brain keeps it locked tightly
Dwelling deep behind protective bone
Sheltered from the outside world
Where hurtful silence could shatter it

Often its closed from sounding
Slumbering without making noise
It’s stillness is from the chaos
That acknowledging it could create
Wreaking havoc in its unmasking

A love blossoming that shouldn’t be
Flowering with gliding spring rain
Dewy in its silent presences
As the brain once again locks it down

Yet it softly pulses from within
Caged from hateful scorn that sears
Fluttering with butterfly wings
Soaring only when alone at peace

Reviews

[mou]

'...A relaxed drip of emotions
As misty violin strings vibrate
Comforting the playing organ...'
This poetic transportation brought me to a different space for a while. The soft, pristine, and exquisite beats of heart are held graciously. Beautiful! ❤
- mou

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you for reading. This is a soft inside view of my emotions. I’m glad you enjoy those lines. I really liked the violin strings line.

[mou]

You are welcome dear poet

[Writergurl (Mama's Girl..]

this feels as if you dug deep inside of your heart, I can feel your emotions through out
this well written piece. So nicely penned out.

[Poetic Beauty]

This is a view into the softer side of my emotions that dwell deep within silent yet humming a tune with profound depth

[nadia dmitri]

The coexistence of soft loving words and the clinical physiological side creates such an interesting contrast that I really admire, amazing work :))!!

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you. Sometimes I like to add in more medical clinical terms in my writing to describe things

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Interesting that our ribs form a cage and our heart lies beneath it; like some trapped and timid bird caged for the pleasure of the world. But even the caged bird sings.

[Poetic Beauty]

Yes very true. The cage bird sings and refuses to be stilled even if only hushed in tone!!

[Sami Khalil]

Gentleness oozes from this serenading poem to celebrate love, its existence, its beating by the heart; a wonderful organ. Rain adds more serenity.

[Poetic Beauty]

Rain usually adds a calm factor when using it as imagery. I wanted this poem calm and contemplative in feel.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! You are welcome along with the rain.

[Poetic Beauty]

I do that sometimes

[Sami Khalil]

::::::))))))))))))

[Relic]

I really like the way your metaphors drip through each stanza as the rain would. The emotions running through this reveal a heart that seeks protection from hurt. Well done.

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you. I was hoping to covey the idea of love dripping soft like rain. I’m glad you were able to pick up on the image and feeling in this piece.

[Papaya]

The sorrowful song of the caged heart felt deeply here in your poetry.
Lovely write

[Poetic Beauty]

It does feel caged sometimes. Thank you for reading. I’m glad you were able to feel this poem.

[Papaya]

You're welcome, it was my pleasure

[John the Baptist]

The organs heart and brain are used in this offering, but they are just symbols for the feeling and thinking natures of the mind. The thinking mind tries to control the feeling one, but the last verse indicates that it can never be fully controlled, for "it softly pulses from within."
PS: You might consider doing a check on the apostrophes in this poem. Some of them seem to be in the wrong place.

[Poetic Beauty]

Will do on the check.

[Thomas W Case]

Beautiful work. You paint a palpable picture. I can feel it.

[Poetic Beauty]

It’s a bit softer and more instructive on my deeper self

[Einstein Noodle]

ohhhhhh well done says i! such an intense creative conflict your poem brings to me .. our brains and our hearts ... oh my! .... so many times are in conflict .. i feel a pull of guilt as well ... our free will choosing restraint .. can be a Sumo wrestle and back ... keep the Faith my friend ... perseverance is well worth the effort ;)
E.
ps. of course .. there is much to be said about the leadings of the heart .. that take us to true paths .. love on ya!

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you E. This one is simply going to have to go how it’s suppose to flow. We shall see what happens on the horizon.

[Einstein Noodle]

best wishes Ms. Beauty!

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Fluttering with butterfly wings
Soaring only when alone at peace..
Most beautiful line's from the read. A Chanting Heart is really enchanting for readers Poetic Beauty. You really went that deep and strong!

[Poetic Beauty]

This is a bit of the softer side of my emotions that lie beneath the surface.

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

And it's beautiful to know :)