at the end of my days,
my final act will be
to split open my chest,
revealing my inward parts.
engraved on my heart, my lungs,
and etched into my bones—
every square inch—
covered in the Beloved’s name,
so that all who look there will know:
every beat of my heart, every breath,
every movement of my body
was for Him alone.
© 2023, Sarah S. Walters
No one has gone up into the heavenly realms
Except he who came down—the Son of Man who dwells in the heavenlies even now.
Heavenly minded is of utmost earthly good.
Head in the clouds,
Feet mingling with the dust of the earth
Our body, where heaven and earth meet,
A heavenly temple enclosed in flesh
And filled with holy breath.
©2023, Sarah S. Walters
A Bell and a Pomegranate 