The Goddess of Healing

Oh Goddess of Healing,

We watched in sadness as
The Earth shifted.
As many lost and were lost.

We learn through the Middle Way
That all things are impermanent;
That all things go,
Even when it hurts when they leave.

Pain is a place that reminds us of loss;
Oh, Goddess of Healing, guide us
To a new place;  a place of healing.

Guide us, oh Goddess,
So that we may remember
That other side of impermanence;
Embracing the joy and happiness
That can come from recognizing
What we have, while we have it.

You are in us, and we are part of you;
In loss, in sadness, in joy, and in happiness.

May we light a candle,
Remember those that have gone,
And love the ones that stayed.

-sm