As I awaken from silvered starry dreams
Where even here she rules, and roams at will
She stands, and beckons with each new day
Entranced, I gaze onward, held captive by her sway
No, no, I cannot look away….
I gaze on:
For she beckons
And I dare, to take that first wary, halting step
For I am alone, and she stares, fiercely, from her depths
How has she found me?
Now come here am I:
For she beckons
And there to the east, the suns blaze her universe
While time holds court and dares to reckon
As farther in the west, the day falls to its end
Midst prayers of foe and friend, who survived her plans this day
And children arrive in this strange land
To her delighted loving gaze
As love abounds, and battles rage
And I? I gaze on:
For she beckons
She prevails, and I know that I must stand
Newly arrived, and naked, foreign in a foreign land
At last, I dare reach out to take her hand
We are one then, with eternity
We go henceforth, to face each newborn dawn
And I am humbled by her ways, but I press on
Her tapestry of eons, a cloak of wisdom renown
She has sojourned every age, nor shall she be cast down
Each face turns to her every day
Fine jewels midst many gems
Where even Kings dare not forsake
For she alone, is immune unto her whims
Divine child of Heavens hope
Heart of the love of God
I gaze on:
For Life beckons
©2011, Kathleen MacLintock
Art By: Josephine Wall
