we sat on the grass
on the steps
stood, leaned
waited –
some brought chairs for
the elderly, the frail
we came with empty hands,
old wounds and words
that burned holes in our tongues
and kept us silent for years,
we came with new ideas
and shared concerns
we came with love –
we gathered because it is time
because there is a child
on the street corner
who says she is hungry and
her mother has passed
and if it will take
a village to raise this child
we have gathered to be that village –
build a village from our broken past.
we have gathered because
there is a future that calls us
to be here together –
now.
and the blue clouds
heavy with promise
held their rain until
the talking ended.
and the late sun
broke the dark horizon –
bathed us in gold,
skin and leaf
and grass seed alike
illuminated us
momentarily
in the light
we are
becoming.
Linking to Earthweal’s weekly challenge: The Swan
https://earthweal.com/2022/01/24/earthweal-weekly-challenge-the-swan/
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