~ Wings ~

Wings .......


You led the way
toward the unthinkable,
so I could open my eyes
and stare fear in the face,
watch it shrink into a ball
and roll away,
leaving a path of flowers
in full bloom.

I took wing
to find you, in the cold clear air,
never thinking my feet would
curl beneath me,
my arms sprout muscled feathers
and fly beyond my old horizons.
I chased after you
and found
myself,
while you looked on, bewildered
from the cloud you sheltered in.

I circled in the sky, hunting for you,
then out you came,
suddenly, after nine long months,
and popped up in my arms, giving me
such a hug I thought my breath would stop.
We flew on, our circles tracking,
until, feathers touching,
we head toward sunrise
together.

No matter that our paths may lead
north or south
in opposite directions-
each to her own way,
we fly secure,
knowing the other is
a feather flight away.