The day dawns early for me again
Black, quiet
still is the night but, wait--
The hollow of the heart
is no longer a dank and putrid space
shored up for all to not see
"All alone" is now a clearing in the yard
Grief, with its tears and truth came through
Like rain and daffodils
and wise friends
What is Easter but a promise of something new
to fill the place where once rock and clay
packed down my hurt and trod upon yours?
Make the way clear, not straight
Fill our eyes with beauty
when the sky someday brightens
And soften my steps
as I journey to the center of me
searching for You
Remind me to return
when the world wearies
Oh, my soul...
and hardens the sorrows in my heart
and dims the light of my mind
and tells me I don't belong
Bring me home
to the garden of springtime
Make me like new again and again
and again as I, wait--
Breathe
and, wait--
Breathe
and, wait--
Breathe
and step forward to greet this day
