I Have Arrived

I have arrived —

With you gazing at me

The way you do —

To a place of absolute peace

Absolute freedom

Knowing that

All the pieces of my past

That hurt, that healed,

That sent me in roundabout directions,

Make perfect sense

Because every moment existed

For me to arrive and experience

This look upon your face

In the Womb of Winter

In the womb of winter

Deep and dark

I give of myself so completely

Shedding and stripping

The scales of defenses I’ve devised through my lifetime

Surrendering

Who I am in this armor

Until all that is left of me

Is a grain

Of sand of light of truth

From which to expand and create

A new life

For Patrick

When I return to my etheric form,

I will dance in the procession of colors.

Glowing ribbons reflected in oceans and rivers:

An expression of joy that follows the sun.

When our paints grow dim and our party lights fade,

Darling, please don’t think that I’m gone.

Just look for me in the moonlight

Or amongst leaves on the trees

And, of course, in your tender heartsong.