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Here’s my fourth written offering for Pay It Forward 2014. This one is for my friend Carol who asked for a poem.
I thought of her when I wrote it-and the Tarot as I met her at my first Tarot class. She is lovely and kind and wonderful and one of the most awesome people I know.
So here you go Carol!
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When I saw her for the first time,
I thought my eyes were playing
tricks on me.
She was sitting against
a bright red wall, a soft light
playing off of her skin
and hair, as if she was
surrounded in light.
For a moment, I saw
a woman standing in front
of a dense forest.
She was holding a long staff
with light at that shone
brighter than the sun
in one hand and in the other
a shield made of gold that
held the world.
Then I blinked my eyes
and the vision was gone.
As I grew to know her,
I realized that the light
she had didn’t come
from a staff of shield.
It came from within her,
shining out in waves
that brightened the lives
of any she came close to.
She didn’t need any wand
to make her magic.
She gave it freely to others,
those who were in pain
or suffering from hidden darkness
that the world couldn’t see.
She took their pain
and left only light behind.
She doesn’t need a wand
to make her magic.
She already is