Homecoming

seedlings grown
forests wide
so many years gone

long since the sea
white foam thrown on rocks
marked the beginning
cliff high near the border
sentry of the coast
in desperate solitude

forgotten prayers
feverishly muttered
in distant days
Christ forgiving
in infinite mercy
for prodigal sons
and daughters
in ages dark and solemn

all within us
and the eternal road
always promising
the phantom of home
around the curve

long since sea-tales
childlike hope
childish beliefs
do they ever come true

mute colors
faded with years
barely visible pictures
of home
unknown and distant

so these cypress trees
seen only in occasional dreams
remind of the first steps
so remote

night ends
with the dawn
slow and shy
upon the mountain peaks
the gorge awakens

but it's all told
all known
only our reflection
is new to us

the cloudwatch is over

phantom of home
is now solid
close enough to touch it

we are one

we go now
now
time too brief
more more more
time love breath
more

parting is pain
a trivial fact
an old clichй
funny
until you experience it

eternity is too small

longing for more

new prayers
for time enough
Christ in
everkindness
Lord of all that is
grant us
time enough
we stand at Thy altar
hoping

homecoming
word long senseless
a twisted meaning
too solemn for it

we are nearly home
hollow worlds crumble to dust
only paper backdrops
and mannequins
love healing
granted by heaven
in gratitude
in reverence

symphony crescendo
so bright
like sunshine
lighting inflammable
unveiling clouds

homebound train

fast and light

love is the world