Another Summer Unit Ends…

It is that time of year yet again

when whole Eternity

somehow 

in one summer seems contained.

Time

to bear down, wrap up, sprint-write

of educational arcs, ACPE outcomes

yet…my hands are heavy,

and Sadness 

tugs 

at the hem of my heart

Thin, see-through fabric of memory

trembles

with precious echoes within

- I really love you…

- I’m gonna miss you…

- I felt seen…and known…and loved

A moment

A movement

A tiny taste of God 

who fully sees

and knows

and loves and “gets” us all

when deep calls to deep in the roar of divine waterfalls,

and cruel Chronos yields to tender Kairos

and the soul is given its wings—and, in that instant, made whole.

Still, this is the nature of things: 

Winged beings are born to fly

So I

sink to my knees

one. more. time.

to bow

to pray

to cry

to drink this bitter Cup of Goodbye 

and utter a Blessing, with every fiber of my trembling mind:

I love you. Have a Good Life.