Homecoming

A feeling of homecoming,
Of stepping over the threshold, 
Out of the chilled darkness of night
Into a circle of soft warm light.
How long has she been out-of-touch, 
Caught up in doing what it seemed needed to be done?
Too busy to notice
How she longed for her own company.
Surprised and delighted now
She sits in silence, smiling
As the darkness inside and out
Yields to the growing light.
~ Oriah

(Photo from Karen Davis Open Door Dreaming)