Loose Ends

For Charrette (To Infinity and Beyond)

There are the loose ends
That are the details of a life
Frayed in chaos
They are tears that are
Really just promises;
You watch bewildered one garment
Start to unravel.

Until
You learn how
It's these tattered ends
Which make the new garment:
The sound of a baby,
New constellations,
Revitalized courage
And the strongest kind of love.


Dec 2004