- I was wondering where the lioness went.
- Now I know.
- I hadn't seen you stalking your foes
- Nor sunning yourself in green trees.
- I was afraid you might be ill or wounded.
- and that life might have brought you to your knees.
- But I needed not worry about you at all.
- I was wondering where the Lioness went.
- Now I know.
- You didn't leave the war
- Nor did you let go of the scent,
- You didn't stop stalking Your enemies,
- or run away from your duties.
- But you sought a quiet place
- to make a statement of hope for us all.
- I was wondering where the Lioness went.
- Now I know.
- You made a statement of love with your mate.
- And chose to step away from confusion and hate.
- To find a quiet warm place, well protected and safe.
- Where you could exercise your faith
- and give birth to a child of great hope.
- And in the process maybe save us all?
- I was wondering where the lioness went.
- Now I know
- She emerges from her quiet dark lair
- With a little lion cub at her side.
- No lioness would ever run and hide.
- Unless it was important to you.
- In nurturing the future
- and living in the present.
- You do what is important to do.
- Thank God for people with the courage inside,
- to carry on from the heart for the future.
- I have no doubts this cub will one day run and play
- And take her place in the great game of life.
- Christopher H. Holte, July 10, 2015
- Thinking of my friend Christine Dillon Strickland and her daughter -- and her granddaughter.
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Friday, July 10, 2015
The Lioness
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Christopher your words touch my heart into the depths. I thank you for your kindness and hope and strength but above all your love. Blessings eternal rain down on you is my wish.
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