A Mother's Prayer
for Katie
Forms change form yet light remains.
In the vast dome of robin's blue
Above my somber head,
In that abundant ocean of light,
vibrant clouds that float like fresh milk
I will see you. There.
When darkness enfolds
After shadows dissolve
Sparks of gold appear.
In that shimmering presence,
year after decade after century,
I will see you. There.
In the countless prickly needles of our lanky pines,
In the infinite white shells of Pontchartrain,
In the tender blades of grass that daddy tends
and the precious creatures that crawl
beneath my feet or sing in dark forests,
I will see you. There.
Forms change form yet light remains.
You, Divine Light, have joined the sky and stars,
the sea and wood,
the swirl of endless life and love
that was,
In the beginning,
is now,
and ever shall be.
Amen.
I see you. There.