The Star – Finding our Way

A tribute to the loss of a dear friend’s father.  RIP Ed Baiden

The Star - Finding our Way

by T. Rutledge

The day is done

The lightness fades

The night creeps in

With shadows and shades

To find our way

A light, we’ll need

A path to follow

Directions to heed

Our body is weary

Emotions collide

Feeling alone in the dark

Pushing our fears to the side

We look up to the sky

It’s the blackest of black

But the stars are a-light

The moon smiles back

We recognize the patterns

The constellations, a sight

But what is that new star

With the very bright light?

It twinkles. It shines

It is truly quite clear

The sky seems to glow

There is nothing to fear

We honour his memory

That new star in the sky

His love and guiding hand

On which we’ll rely

A father, a grandfather

A spouse and a friend

A sibling and acquaintance

All find it hard to comprehend

The ‘light’ of their loss

Look up and recall

Their pain set aside

As they share him with us all

We have found our compass

In the darkness of night

A star – a beacon to guide us

It’s glow, giving us sight