Patiently she waits
while you walk along the river
and remember
The way she comforted you
in the depths of your sorrow
How the water talked of the joy
that you knew as a child
Wanting nothing and in love
with everything around you

Patiently she waits
While you walk along the shore
Feel the pebbles smooth
under your feet
And marvel at the power
of the sea
Forgetting your troubles
Because they have become small

Patiently she waits
As you ride through the desert
See the glory of her hues
that change and shift
The rock formations
millions of years old
Whose mysteries hold you in awe
and restore the compass within you

Patiently she waits
as you hike through mountains
Whose very air is a silent prayer
and her peaks a temple
The clearing in a stand of trees
the cathedral where you sit
and find peace

Patiently she waits
as you cross the prairie
Hear the whispers of sweet grass
in the restless wind
And the spirits of ancestors
awakening your resolve
Giving you the courage
to venture on

Patiently she waits
But for how long?



L. G. Figgins © 2009