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On days when the weight
of the lives around you
threatens to topple you,
may there be a piece of earth,
soft and sweet with moss,
to give your feet
a gentle place to stand.
When your eyes look out
on a gray winter vista
with no horizon,
may a snow goose swoop,
steadfast and unwavering,
across your vision,
to remind you there are
days of color and warmth ahead,
and just one way to get there -
by moving your feet
as diligently
as she moves her wings.
When you are listening for
a message in the wind,
may you find a grove of trees
dancing with river-breezes,
to whisper in your ear:
"This is the way."
And when you most need to know
that there has been
some meaning to your years,
may there be friends, eyes shining,
to wrap you
in the warmth of fellowship,
and may you take
some comfort
in the glow.
As I wrote these last words, I thought about how all of you wrap me in that shawl. Thank you for the support each of you has been through a difficult 2013. I am grateful for you all. It means more than I can say to have - not just people - but other poets - reading and commenting on my work. It is a gift that never gets old. Blessings, my friends, as a new year of poetry writing begins!!!!
