White in the Moon
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“White in the moon the long road lies.”
— A.E. Housman
As I slept last night, my soul ventured to the land of dreams. The night there was dark, and the stars struggled valiantly to push pinholes of light through the cloud-covered sky. The world as I know it had disappeared, and I stood frozen in place as the darkness descended. There was no way to know what lay ahead of me, but I knew I had to walk on. My destination, as yet unknown, beckoned to me; and my heart nearly burst from my body with its desire to follow the call. Still, I stood in the black, wishing I had made better note of what lay around me before the light had disappeared, my mind telling me to plant my feet and simply breathe until daylight returned to show me the safe road. ‘No,’ my spirit cried, ‘there is no time for standing still. You must go on. Your heart knows the way. Listen for the music.’
I opened the ears of my soul and let the sweet melodies weave their way into my being. They lifted me, weightless, and broke free the roots that fear had grown. I raised my foot and placed it one step ahead of its resting place. It fell on soft grass, and the night dew splashed all around, glowing softly with a magical light. Filled with light-hearted joy, I followed that step with another, and another, until my eyes were lifted to the horizon. There, in the distance, the moon began to rise. It’s soft glow reached across the darkness and met with the dew-light that splashed at my feet. I followed the trail with my eyes and saw it once again — my path, the Light, unwavering in the darkness that lay all around. I twirled and skipped my joyful dance to the strains of the musical moonlight that once again showed me the way.