For Daniel

March 1, 2021

Walking and crying.

crying  and walking.

The longer it went on

the more we didn’t know

what to pray for:

a healing or a release.

But now you are home

with the God of your understanding

and the Christ of your raising.

And while we keep

your seat at the table

and tell your stories,

we take comfort knowing

how deeply you are loved

here and there, and in the  

peace and lightness

that are now so rightly yours

even though your wisdom,

courage and faith,

your gratitude and true humility,

the person you were and

will forever be in our hearts,

is so sorely missed.

It is no mistake that today

the first daffodils have begun

to bloom and flare

where the eagles nest

and raise their young

by the mighty James.  

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