Legacy

I leave you

the morning sun

shining out of

a hot blue sky

in summer;

and the sharp scent of the first

raindrops

after a thunderstorm.

I leave you the

soothing softness

of the first spring rain,

and the fresh

mist

rising off the mountains

on a coastal morning.

I leave you the night sky,

your own personal Planetarium,

its show changing

from night to night,

from year to year.

I leave you

my gratitude

for the beauty

of the world;

it has sustained me,

and kept me alive

through dark times

towards

 a brighter day.

I leave you the sunrise,

with each new day's

early promise,

and the sunset,

each evening's

benediction.

I leave you the forests green,

to be their guardians,

and the ocean's

endless waves,

to remind you

there is

a larger landscape

than the one

we see.

I leave you

the wonder

of a snow-topped

mountain,

and the dew drops

sliding

off the curled

leaves of dawn.

I leave you

a world of wonder

to walk through

with eyes open,

and a reminder

to tread gently

upon the planet's skin.

I leave you

the awareness

that

everything

is a

miracle,

and the recognition

that we are

much more than

we can understand.

I leave you

a whisper

on the winds

of tomorrow,

to

 remind you

that

I love you,

that you

fulfilled

my journey.

Through you

I have known

laughter and tears,

have grown up

and have

grown whole.

When you miss me,

look up

at the sky,

share a blue sky

moment,

 and know that I am near.

Or walk beside the sea

and, in its roaring,

remember

how I loved it,

and walk along
the shore
a ways

with me.