Appraising the Heart

An eye for an eye

A tooth for a tooth



Within the field of rushes

Lies the heart of one

Mother, daughter, wife, sister, friend,

Whose time in this realm is done?



Within the field of rushes

Lies the heart of one

Teacher, counsellor, advocate, imagineer, friend

Who took but gave an eye, a tooth, a shoulder



Earth to Earth

Ashes to ashes dust to dust



Within the field of rushes

Lies a heart of one

Who gave more than she took

Who returns to the source



As light as a feather



by Heather Blakey