lessons in letting go

these days, I am often stopped on the street

in the mall, at the grocery store

by people I know, or those who know me

from pictures in newspaper articles

are you back already? some ask, or

when are you leaving? or

I thought you left already

no, we're still here, I reply

my heart divided, yearning 

to leave 

and stay

each day a new lesson

in letting go

as we begin the process

of packing favourite personal items

wrapped with care, to store away

unsure if we will ever use them again

we are learning, in all things

take what we are given

turn it in our hands

allowing it to become

the new thing He intends

turn it over in our hands

gently, not grasping

then let it go

give it away

it was never ours

to hold

letting the rhythm find its own way with Kelli in Unforced Rhythms