Harbor

Your silted hair as rumpled
As your plaid shirt on the floor
Your chest rises and falls, rises and falls
Like swells on the ocean
You smile in the sunlight
The clouds have gone
The storm has passed
You take me in
Shelter me in kindness, humor, love
Make me laugh
Like I haven't done in ages
You hold my hand
And do not let go
I rest
In your faith
In your strength
In your arms
I come home

- Denise Cooper Smith