Begin Again. A poem by Brent Harpur

There in the fire
deep in the flame
I see your face
I remember your name.

Distant yet close
in isolation
it’s true
we’re all losing (a little) our mind /
But please, all I ask
(in difficult moments)
is that we don’t lose
our ability to be kind.

And there in the fire
deep in the flame
May we burn away our fears
our hurts & our shame.

A new world’s a-coming,
and in the absence of cars, aircraft
birdsong
it’ll return /
Spiders will be welcomed back into our homes,
and ancient rituals, songs
we’ll re-learn.

For there in the fire
deep in the flame
May we never lose hope
we can begin
again.

Yeah, there in the fire
deep in the flame
When all else is ash:
Love will remain.

……….

See Brent’s website.

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