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Listen carefully . . .

For I am here for you today

Once,
     When I was nine

My father came to say to me

     “Daughter?

I want you to go out into the world
     And bring back that
          Which is your hearts desire

Be careful what you choose
     Be discerning

     Take all the time you need
          For when you return
               I will expect a full explanation
                    A full accounting…
                         Of your every move

Be it big or small
     It hardly matters

Only that,
     Whatever you’ve chosen
          Captures your heart in a way
               None other can
                    For as long as we both shall live”

No small task . . .

This challenge he set before me
     And yet, somehow I knew
          No matter what the cost
               I would return with outstretched hands
     And place the object of my deepest desire
          Within his view
               Before his time had come

Set forth and search
     I did,
          Both day and night
               Over countless months

                    Years, in fact

Back and forth across the globe
     Through tunnels
          Across fields
               And streams

Over gully’s
     Under mountains
          Across the sky
               Into oceans
                    Beyond the stars

Can you hear me still?

Until the day I realized
     What I desired most
          Was simply to please him

     For wasn’t he the one who raised me
          Who taught me to feel strong
               And confident of myself in the world
          That I might feel
               Brave enough

                    Clever enough

                         Bold enough

To step out
     With the knowing
          I could indeed
               Seek and find
                    That which I desired most?

It was he
     Who taught me
          I could do anything my heart desired

          My greatest love was him
               For all that

And so I returned
     Empty-handed
          But with a heart so full of devotion
               And respect
          That in his presence
               I reached out and took HIM
                    In my arms

I wrapped myself around him
     Old that he was
          And whispered,

“Love is my deepest desire

               For it is love
                    That has brought me you

And because of you
     Love is who I am

          Precious beyond all time
               And space
                    Or place

For you have taught me with love
     And now,
          I return to you knowing
               There is no greater gift
                    Than offering love
         

               One heart to another

Allow me to begin again
     This cycle of love

And with this gesture of love
     Begotten of love
          I will hold your memory in the Highest
               And teach my child
                    All there is to giving

          There is no greater gift than love

                    Hold this truth in the Highest

~

© Copyright 2016 All Rights Reserved Catherine ~ On Spirits’ Wings

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