heartland

I was waiting

I waited for a long time

In the dark shadows beneath grey skies

In the dark shadows in the silence of my mind

You must have seen me waiting

It feels like forever that I have been waiting

In the emptiness of this broken landscape

In the emptiness of my heartland

One day it will come back

I am confident that it will return to me

It will come from a distant land, over the waters of the sea

It will be carried with the dust and sand of the north wind

My heart will return

Yes, my wounded heart will come back to me

It will stop the rain and blot out the sun

It will bring with it the smell of blossoms to my garden

I waited

I have been waiting for so long
The dark shadows have now gone
And this heartland has been restored