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The Prayer
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I said a prayer for you tonight. And doing so, released into obscurity a fragile plea, a tiny pinpoint of grace however small, fashioned tenuously and set afloat in gossamer song, heard only by those pure of heart whose destination we could only imagine as we watched their ships launch from our shore and whispered to ourselves, Farewell, knowing we would meet again in celestial time, in a place whose beauty would only break our hearts if we could see it now. I said a prayer for you tonight. And doing so, sent into the breach a desideratum, a timid firefly of hope whose twinkling light at first seemed pale, hesitant as he ventured forth into uncertainty from tarnished origin, yet gaining speed and brilliance as he found his natural medium, soaring tradewinds infused with divinity, joining his brethren in a borealis of supplication, a waltz designed to move the Heart of God. Yes, I said a prayer for you tonight, in fervent tone with earnest wish to reach you, however far away you sit, in whatever words you use to beg release from sorrow, I will speak them, with you. My heart a stalwart butterfly clinging stubbornly to faith, in solace as you brave your tempest, together as we entreat the Son. by Lorraine Sautner |
© Copyright 2003 by Lorraine Sautner
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