As Turns the Leaf
for a friend and fellow poet who reached out to me ...for Chanti
As turns the leaf so turns the life and time
Turns fate from famine sated toward sublime
Light once from darkness unseen and unknown
I stumble night-blind into light alone
The sun had been there all along I see
Today I notice that it shines for me
Day always is for others only night
Is left to me a bastard son of light
Forsaken left behind nor taken to
Sky to fly as legitimate sons do
Yet who am I if not a son as they?
The sun burns my eyes it beckons so bright
What if I spread these wings to take this day?
Should I leap falling upward in the sky
Would will remember still and could I fly?
I would not live in shadow die apart
As turns the leaf I would not turn away
As turns the life not from but toward my heart
Alone would sadden grief would madden me
Come unfamiliar light ...come gladden me
+Steven Curtis Lance
Copyright MMV Silke LLC
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I am deeply touched but feel undeserving of this great honour. I was always inspired by your great love for Silke and enjoyed reading poetry by both of you. I was shocked to hear the news that Silke had passed on and can't even begin to imagine how you must be feeling. You were two parts of one soul and she will forever shine within you. It might be small solace but as you have also said, Silke's suffering is finally over. It breaks my heart that she had such a short and tragic life but I know that she is finally at peace. Her suffering is over but yours, my friend, has just begun. I have no words to express the compassion I feel for your loss. It is important that you know that you are not alone and that there are people who care deeply for you and wish they could relieve your pain. You know that there is a willing ear if you need one. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Yours in friendship
Chanti