So I could find my way
An ode to love, in all its many forms
So I could find my way is a song by Enya. It is quite a beautiful song. I’ve left the lyrics down below.
Ostensibly, this is a song about death. Enya explains it was written for, and about, a friend’s mother, who had helped her so much in life.
For me however, it is a song of life.
Of life renewed. When you have lost everything. Or you think you have, anyway.
A harbour holding back the sea
And life comes along, slowly but surely, twirls vines of renewal and growth all around you. And lifts you back up, from the pit you slipped into.
And all those years you guided me
This past week I took a Zumba class with my mother. And it was SO much fun. Then we went for lunch and laughed the entire time. She made me a special little takeout dinner, for me to take home. And I felt so cherished.
I think of the granddaughters she will never get to see. The clothes she bought for them, years before. Which she has now given to me. As keepsakes. And…
