Michael Damian

Benediction

The moment when tears

are on their way

but not yet come.

The stirring of immeasurable depths

of sadness and love within.

The clouds each day this season

tell of tears on their way

as I witness the birth of this empty

and singing heart.

And if I begin to weep

for this world and all that’s in it,

then I know the ecstatic weeping

of this surrendered soul

will never end.

Timeless love is breathing you now. It is the subt...

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