For My Husband, on our Anniversary

(#34)

My life has been a pilgrimage; a lonely wandering. An endless searching for salvation. A longing for the light, while flirting with my darkness. This paralyzing journey has pushed me to the edge and sometimes over, yet I have clung tenaciously to life.

Then I found you. Like moss to stone, I pressed my soft warm body to the belly of your rock and grew there. I give you vibrant color. You give me strong protection. In harmony we learn a healing balance, neither one could find alone.

LBM 8/6/97

Moss heart rock, by Lori B. McCray