In the Leaving

with thanks to Jan Richardson 

In the leaving, in the letting go

let there be this, at last, 

to hold onto:

the remembering of infant joy, 

the persisting of childhood dreams, 

the enduring of youthful ambition, 

the offering of gratitude

     for birdsong, swimming pools shared, a nights sleep, 

     fresh baked scones,  toilets to clean, meals to make, dogwood's bloom, 

questions, enthusiastic chatter, a teen crawling into opened arms, baby cries, 

     interrupting writing.

      

the blessing of peace.

gkn June 3, 2016