We stayed on shore
As you floated past us
In your restful bed
The end wasn’t as you expected
You didn’t suffer
And we didn’t cry
But I smiled
To know that things
Would be different now
The leaves changed from pink to
Gold when the lights danced over
Them on the dark water
And my breath caught
In my throat
As your blood swirled with the tide
Salt mixing with life
Preserving it, holding it tight
Until I see you again
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Land with me
Atop the sea
And wait for hope
To pour down
Another day has
Come and gone
Taking us closer
To our forever
Over the mountain
And around the pines
Down the path
A brilliant green
Shadowed light leads
The way, our
Footsteps make soft
Impressions in the ground
Continually running,
That is what
We do, over
And over again
With the promise
Of a thousand
Years to come
We keep pace
&
They wait to
Welcome us
At last, under
A brightened sky
We stop.
We look up.
We breathe.
Knowing
We made it.
We are home.
From Where She Stands 