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
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