From the ashes of your bruised and broken spirit
Your light begins to pierce the darkness
Splitting the black hole in many pieces
So that the spirit that is you shines as it did before
Perhaps more so than before
Like the sun, the stars, the moon
A hundred flittering butterflies hither and thither
Bursting forth into the light
From darkness to light, from death to life
More full, brighter than ever before, healed and
Brimming over with the energy of a thousand suns
Spreading out over all of us, itself healing as it goes
Filling the darkness with light, laughter, happiness, and love
All speckled with your glitter of gladness
Rising like a wave of light bathing us with glee
You and me and us and them
Brightened by your rising
By your resurrection
By your blithe spirit
By the smile you once had lost and now encouraged
And found again and given back to make us all
Partners of your rising
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Madeline, Rising by Nathan Simmons
To My Heart – Where It Has Led Me by Mickey Stagg
Dedicated to my sons
What a journey it has been!
It has brought me over hill and dale,
to sparkling rivers, streams, brooks,
with my trusty dog underfoot.
It has brought me to various colors of the meadows,
to the green of majestic trees, the blue of the sky,
and the whiteness of the clouds.
It has led me to heartbreak, first, young love
with smiles unfulfilled, kisses unmet.
It has brought me to marriage, true love and sharing,
which I first did not understand.
But life has a way of teaching.
It has led me to a small hand placed in mine
with all the confidence in the world
that I would protect and guide this little being
as father, teacher or friend.
It has brought me to dark, cold, and lonely roads
where there is no light,
only faith can show the way.
It brought me to a place of gratitude,
for I have learned, that when I helped you,
I also greatly helped me.
It has brought me to a sense of family,
caring, loving, compassionate, yet sometimes not understanding,
family with all our differences, strong wills, independence,
we have remained as one, together.
I have no regrets or remorse about where my heart has led me!
It has shown me the joys, the beauty, and the wonderfulness of life,
the mountains of triumph and the valleys of defeat,
the warmth of love, and the pain of loss.
With these words, I promise you, I will continue to follow my heart.
Love,
Dad
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