Canopy Above A Clearing

I see the world differently now

because I see you in it.

I am here.

You are here.

      God is here.

When we know this

together,

it is a holy Tent of

Meeting

beyond green and pinkish hues

where a lengthening of shadows

into scars accompanies the

deepening of wisdom.

This is how the world continues

to be created,

and our lives as well,

no matter how many times

we’ve stalled on that painful crossing

from old to new,

no matter how often we’ve misplaced

our hearts and had to re-find them.

I am here.

You are here.

      God is here.

And I see the world differently now

because I’m willing to stand still

and see how you carry more

than enough light into each moment.