Thursday, April 30, 2009
A Place We Go
A Place We Go
There is a place we go
beyond all the places
marked on the road maps
and atlases.
It is not talked about
on the talk shows,
nor written about
in the books
that win the prize.
Its compass lives
inside your heart.
It points the way,
but you must listen carefully
to hear its message,
to find this place
of thorns and manna
pouring down from heaven.
Not for the timid this journey,
you must strip down naked
before you go in,
bow your head,
offer your gift
of all you are.
Be ready.
It strikes at will,
may take a lifetime
or overtake you
even now
as the clock's hand is moving
forward
to meet the arriving moment.
Dorothy Walters
April 29, 2009
There is a place we go
beyond all the places
marked on the road maps
and atlases.
It is not talked about
on the talk shows,
nor written about
in the books
that win the prize.
Its compass lives
inside your heart.
It points the way,
but you must listen carefully
to hear its message,
to find this place
of thorns and manna
pouring down from heaven.
Not for the timid this journey,
you must strip down naked
before you go in,
bow your head,
offer your gift
of all you are.
Be ready.
It strikes at will,
may take a lifetime
or overtake you
even now
as the clock's hand is moving
forward
to meet the arriving moment.
Dorothy Walters
April 29, 2009
