Blessing of the Magi
Author: Jan Richardson
There is no reversing this road.
The path that bore you here
goes in one direction only,
every step drawing you down a way
by which you will not return.
You thought arrival was everything,
that your entire journey
ended with kneeling in the place
you had spent all to find.
When you laid down your gift,
release came with such ease,
your treasure tumbling from your hands
in awe and benediction.
Now the knowledge of your leaving
comes like a stone laid over your heart,
the familiar path closed
and not even the solace of a star
to guide your way.
You will set out in fear.
You will set out in dream.
But you will set out
by that other road
that lies in shadow and in dark.
We cannot show you
what route will take you home;
that way is yours
and will be found in the walking.
But we tell you,
you will wonder
at how the light you thought
you had left behind
goes with you,
spilling from your empty hands,
shimmering beneath your homeward feet,
illuminating the road with every step
you take.
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