It’s going to be just-me
for awhile.
And You, of course,
eternal and ever-present You.
Someday, perhaps, another you, too,
but not yet.
Just me, for awhile.
The real me. The healing me.
The growing me. The faithful me.
The joyful me.
The creative, exuberant, curious me.
The generous, loving me.
Emerging. Testing.
Experimenting with delight?
Toes in sand.
Feet on pedals.
Heart bursting.
Observing where I am now,
remembering where I’ve been.
So much history.
So many blessings.
So much growth.
Just me, and always, also,
THEM in my heart.
My quartet,
and many others, too.
Some for decades,
some from just a few minutes of unexpected conversation.
Every interaction, every encounter, every relationship,
meaningful.
Gifts, each and all, always.
I am so grateful for all of it.
For all of them.
And for Your presence with me always.
Noticed, or not.
Acknowledged, or not.
Thank you for the life I’ve had so far.
Thank you for the future I’ve been promised,
and for the way that it will end someday, too.
Just me, and You,
and all of them in my heart for now.
Thank you.