“Twenty”

Blessed by unexpected gifts

carried through the tempest storm

Emerging from an ocean of possibility

broadening of sumptuous space.

This brilliant diamond

each facet arrests an endless gaze

piercing to the core.

A connectedness, seemingly foreign

yet, palpably familiar.

A commonality that dissolves prejudice;

a return to humanness;

a longing embrace of hands

that uncovers the ugly, misled beauty.

Cracks in the amber

revealing glimpses of flesh.

Imperfection that strikes awe

akin to hand-crafted clay of the novice,

each lump and bump retells a rich history.

Stories of sincerity and well intention

bestowing the great honour of remembrance,

many flickers of a long-forgotten

promised land.

Faint glow of candles ever illumined

ghosts and ghouls receding into inked parchment,

the fables that show the way.

Joyous reunion with the well-spring of youth,

to drink from an invigorating cup;

to float in the buoyancy of truth;

of trust;

of grace.

Originally published at https://www.findingspace.co on January 13, 2021.