a lament

the music of the heart strings

“At Staff Retreat we wrestled with weighty issues during the day.

At night we danced to the music of our fellow staff’s heart strings.”

Carly eloquently spoke up with this lament

about the loss she feels

as change as moved us away from connections

among staff at an annual retreat away from home,

how vital it is to know the other,

to share unscripted time,

to laugh, to tell tales,

to move to the music each creates,

with instrument, with voice,

with our lives,

as each takes what the spirit has given us,

and sings the songs of our selves

with who we are and what we do.

by Henry H. Walker
January 10, ‘18