to you when you have forgotten the words."
It's easy to forget the words to the song in your heart when you've met with an overwhelming disappointment, a betrayal, or a loss. The music that tranports us on wings of eagles can be silenced in a heartbeat. The death of a loved one, the loss of a coveted position, the betrayal of trust, the wound of a friend can leave you in silence, devastated. But a friend comes along and reminds you of the truths that are the composition of self. We are NOT defined by who or what people think we are or by how people choose to treat us. Our value is intrinsic. It is God given, defined by One greater than ourselves. Sometimes, when we cannot think clearly, we need a reminder of that fact. A true friend will know when we need that reminder.
ONE FRIEND
To walk through paths of life without a friend
Prince or peasant, kith or kin
To walk earth’s highway ere without
One comrade
Death of living, corpse of existence
To long, deep wrenching quest of hope
Frantic, desperate search
To dream, warm embrace of love
One mirage
Momentary relief, vapor of promise
To encounter, ere by providence or chance
A kindred spirit, twin of soul
To breathe the breath of communion
One heart
Ecstasy of fortune, gift divine
To cherish, with reckless abandon truth embodied
Clear sighted, heart and mind
To hold with freedom’s tender palm
One friend
Lighthouse on a hill, eternal harbor.
Joan Elise 2/14/03
joanelise@bellsouth.net
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