Gathering

(Dedicated to Carrie Newcomer for her golden voice and her luminous words)

Inspire me in hope and ground me in Light.

Strengthen my resolve, and help cushion my falls.

Fill up the emptiness with wind chimes, bird trills, and the melodies of lapping waves;

Honeyed echoes of ambient sound…words of gladness and delight.

Fill me with calm, lift me with peace; teach me to guide each soul through the search.

We’ve all had losses at our tables, it is hard to gather ‘round.

But when hope guides the search, sometimes there is a hidden joy that can be found.

Ronda R. Scott-Marak

© 25 November 2016