Luminous Trail (for Heather) - Poem (Final)

Luminous Trail (for Heather)

My hands know
Releasing yours
That the condition known as
"Alone"
Is only temporary

Still...

They look longingly at yours
As they fly away again
Cursing the concept of distance
But at the same time they see
Somehow
A trail
Made of
Light
Hope
Gratitude
Awareness
Joy
Presence...

Ghostly faint of
Luminous paint -
My empty hands know that the trail
Will put our hands
And hearts
And souls
Together
Again.

For a trail like this
Once set afire
Is never extinguished. 

--Eric Marley
For my sweet Heather
November 2014