Gather
all the fallen wood of pain;
the
storm's torn leavings lying in heaps
in
hollows where loss has left great cavities.
Heap
the broken pieces of the past,
shreds
of now unneeded, unused,
pruned
away old growth, dropped to open
space
for new blooms, new growth, new fruit.
Take
the torch of healing fire
and
put alight the pile,
allowing
all its death to give
new
heat, warmth and light.
(c)
June 2000
Spirit Eagle