Earth Cycle Links

Into every life
we all must pass
one unto another
for a season
reason
a tale to tell
or a shoulder in which to provide a lean
we are all a purpose within ourselves
but for one another

This is my earth cycle
every year
this time
my loss
comes forward
touching forehead to forehead
with me
tears rolling
always bringing me around
to some kin
some soul
who also is on this same path
linking
lost and grieving

I fear this time of year
yet look forward to it as well
waiting to meet that new kindred
hoping that maybe I can make a small difference
a small smile
in a big hole left in someone's life
provide a gentle word
something
anything
that says it's going to be OK
that...
we'll make it through another year
whether we want to or not

I only hope the energy we spend on our sorrows
somehow equals the energy of our loved ones
still flowing around us
if so
we are truly
surrounded
by bliss
we should remember often
(but often forget)
to close our eyes
smile
and let that energy
go to the core of our being...
where it belongs.