Empty Nest
The children have grown and flown, our nest is empty
The family sits together no longer on the dining table
Walls resound no longer with their chirpy chitter chatter
Yet a strange emptiness radiating peace fills our heart
Accepting with gratitude the natural transition of life
Recognising we would never choose to have it otherwise
Living in the moment, in a mode of embrace and release
We have been blessed with the wisdom of the ancients
That the children born to us are on their own soul journey
Momentarily entwined with us in linear time upon earth
Just as we were too with our parents who are no more
With all that we can hold on to being memory we retain
Thus not with regret but in a mood celebratory, we applaud
Our children’s growth as they embark upon their life quest
For we all are in truth the children of God who so nurtures
Guiding us gently and enabling us as of prior soul agreement
That plays out as destiny while we slowly refine our responses
Thus we rest now in peaceful contentment in our empty nest
As our children’s priorities shift we hear not from them often
Yet vibrationally we always remain ever connected with them
The elixir of love transcends limitations of space and time
A love that is unclinging, giving, unconditional and acceptant
Our lives too go on as ordained in our vibrant sunset years
So beauteous is the magic of life playing out like a lucid dream
We are truly blessed!
08-May-2023
Copyright © Unseeking Seeker | Year Posted 2023
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