a walk in development to focus on our resource

we set off in the wet and cold with the sound of the wind all around

an invitation to embrace things as they are

to connect with something real and experience something known

and unknown

this is a wintry place, where we feel the change between the years

and slip between the worlds

of who we’ve been and who we may yet be

our moments are raindrops on the water

disturbing the surface

and changing what we see

 a solitary tower stands testament to the countless years, fates and fortunes that were fashioned from this earth

now moss, lichen and fern cast a cloak of secrecy

and tall trees grasp at the shallow soil

a gentle wind plays with the branches

 each tree moves to its own music,

a silent symphony in the sky

life here respects the sadness that weighs heavy on the land

a fly creeps across my page, a treecreeper and a wren fly up closer 

we feel the world slowly turning and wait for signs of change

a single raindrop falls from the bark 

 

this is who I want to be

 the one who believes in you

gives permission and space

and helps you find a way through

to who you want to be

with grateful thanks