Not for us to hold and Possess,

 this precious flower of life,

this gift of God in Being

this burst of Brilliant Explosion of Light

 that dwells here in Time and Space

 and then softly moves on

and if you wish to be redeemed

 which part of you left  in so many myriad fragments

scattered on the path would you be willing

to let go of  and to leave behind ?

to be planted as a tree of mystery

a memory of you

and one of so many beautiful crosses

offered up to God and man to see

 and remember and forget and as we wander on.

and when you are born again

 and look back on this time on earth

as a worthy sacrifice of energy

for these moments you were here,

that you in all of your broken promises

 served as a penance to help show the way

by leaving behind some words

that try to explain this love God gave You

and what it can do for you, for me,

and for all who would hope to find

 what some part of us remembers

and still seeks to lead us to and let us be .

the Gift God created with Christ

and Christ offered us in his presence on this long Journey,

not to hold not to possess, just to worship with our life

as a reason, an imperfect expression of all the Moments

spent in communion with you on the path to be free

and as so many other pilgrims were to find

even as they sought sanctuary at the end of their Journey home

there was no way to ever describe the Glory God gave us

for it was not just the Journal of our life

and the secrets hidden in the  bible we left here

but a way to worship life, and to forgive our selves

to find a way to honor the love we were offered

that brought us and saved us  and redeemed us

and gave our life a purpose for being here.