walk with me

walk with me

away from all you know

and all you have to do today

abandon yourself to footfalls among the fallen leaves

forget yourself under the shadows of the trees

for there is a softness here you can't find out there

a gentleness not given

absolution

walk with me in my silence

 and don't ask me what I am pondering

let me be

here beside you

and nothing more

weave through wet grasses

leap over small streams

make your way slowly

letting smallness take you over

this is heaven's gate...

so unless you intend to lie down in Forever's long sleep

don't stray too far

and don't stay too long in the shelter offered

it is okay to forget yourself

to walk with me here

on the edge

(for a while anyway)

but you must always remember how to find your own way back home

~mlb 10/24/12