homecoming

standing in the shade
a glimpse of home filters through
shift of summer breezein the longing, light

shining down on the journey

home is in your handpathway leading home

gliding over sea surface
spyglass safe return
one single impression

hope

for josiah...
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bedside vigil
uttered prayers desperate
please don't go
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unreal world
night is daytime, sounds incessant
that keeps you alivepray for breath of hope
hanging on each spoken word
nap in waiting room
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life's fragile balance
hovering between two worlds
one hand keeps you hereplease, pray for Josiah.

stairways

looking up, i see
a journey toward heaven
one step at a timeover timeworn stairs
sea of humanity flows
longing for the view

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one single impression