So far and yet so near

So far are you and yet so near

What makes you such a dear?

I was quite calm and placid

You presence stirred a storm wild

I hid with my eyes closed

Until your storm had passed

In me a feeling new it left

A deep longing was I of your presence bereft

I decided to go in your quest

Many dangers were there I was forewarned

And yet I continue to tread in the forest

Sleepless, without hunger and thirst

However it seems a journey endless

How I wish it was painless

Barefoot I walk on thorns of disappointment

However, towards you I never feel resentment

Sometimes I get tired and sit down to rest

But the sweet breeze of your presence comes to haunt

And onwards towards your palace I continue

I seek it in all places old and new

Only to find it inside my chest

And you enthroned in my heart