With Open Arms

Come to me my child Rest your head in my lap My hand strokes your wild curls Feeling the dampness on your neck Lamplight caresses your flushed cheeks Shadows waltzing on the walls You gaze at me with pools of wisdom Infinite eyes that have lived lifetimes Speaking silent words You gift me with your knowledge The fire in you burning bright Bringing me back to my heartbeat Which rises and falls in gratitude With your presence Come to me Mom Rest your tired feet upon my lap Let my eyes and heart envelop you I will massage away weary time Let me give you my touch Gifting you energy as I receive yours I look into your eyes surrounded with Father Times’s crevices Each line an active nuance A roadmap of your journey here in space and time A thumbprint of your joy and pain Remembering sitting on the countertop Cracking eggs in the bowl Making cake together Handing me the batter covered spoon so I could lick it And me giving it back so you could lick it too Come to me my love I long to feel your touch Cradle me in your arms so I can smell you Touch my eyelids with your gentle breath My fingertips awaken I feel your forehead, your neck, your chest My heart vibrates as I find your back Covering it with sweet kisses Come to me my friend We have journeyed through darkness We have waded through tar We have risen from the depths of the darkest oceans Sharing strength, inspiration, and resolution Come to me shy one Come to me stranger Come to me wounded soul Come to me frightened one Come close dear animals Fill me up with your breath and secrets Let me dance with your essence We are one intertwined soul united I open my heart to you Plants - germinate, flower and bloom Release your seeds To fly on the wind and the wings of falcons Bringing new life to distant shores Let us rise above the chatter Rise up with me above the dense greyness To sanctuaries in the sky Arriving at cloud castles Adorned with abundant neon moonbeam pillows To jump on and roll in Stardust silently falling Like snowflakes kissing our noses Velvet musical notes hover nearby Our forms expand as we join as one One light floating upward A fuzzy pink radiant vibration Our inhales and exhales merge Wrapped in sacred unity we rise further Heavenly fish swim by winking at us Winged dolphins join in leaping over lavender cloudbanks Starbursts and light bursts pulsate around us As we dance together in laughter