we'll not pass this way again

Here is where the road divides,
For a season we've walked beside,
But time now beckons us,
And the Spirit draws between our paths.

Though words fall so short,
I wrap my mind and give shape to these thoughts.

So of all the things I could,
I wish you not comfort but risky abandon,
Not of guarantees I may not keep,
Of illusions that nothing will change.
I wish you glorious mystery and wonder,
Of an edge to leap off and soar beyond yourself,
Of a life to live, not just exist.
For the future is a flower not yet budded.

So here in this moment,
I bid you godspeed,
Remembering blessings given and received,
And this fellowship we've shared.
For as the future blooms
To mark our different paths,
We'll not pass this way again.

sč
KL, June 27th, 2007