Sit with me awhile
Speak of happy things
Smile away the darkness
Soften my sadness with the
sheer delight of your presence.
Let us dine on the sweet bread of life
I will toast the days gone by, moments of
mystery and majesty. You, the hope that
tomorrow will be gentle, each day the revealing
of a new dimension of the pilgrim self.
Tell me stories of your journeys, the streets you
walked, mountains conquered, tell me of love that
filled your world with lilac and rose, of dreams that
never came true. I will listen with my heart and find blessing
in the feast of conversation. Then when the candle burns low,
I will close my eyes in the final sleep
and set my course for a distant star.
Sit with me awhile
Speak of happy things
Smile away the darkness
Send me on my way with a
quiet gesture of peace.