Under a february full moon on the Mediterranean Sea
amidst hungry sailors, i learned about the human heart
laden with a cargo of oranges
our freighter was on passage from Israel
to Italy in heavy seas.
anchored to bed, seasick, for three days my ears
fixed on the regular thump of the ships engine
while i marveled at the tireless working of the machine
a wisdom in my body spoke up:
listen to your heart, it said,
it has been beating throughout it all
four hundred and seventy one
full moons later - my heart still beats
what a marvel!
as our hearts pulse and roam
across this magnificent Earth
i find myself in gratitude and awe of their grand design
