Alone

Can I decide

if I were to be all alone

on that desert island ...

we are all asked 

at one time or another

what would you bring? who would you bring?

I'd bring my heart

I'd bring my soul 

I'd bring my memories, of dear ones I couldn't have along

I'd bring music, to beats in my head, to tunes from long ago and from just a year gone by

I'd bring fragmented verses and  favorite hymns of worship , 

I'd bring my love of nature and remember who to praise

In all creation, I still live

My surroundings may be different

but my soul still remains