When the Path Shifts

When you feel down 
and see no up, 
you only see 
your empty cup. 

Defeat creeps in 
and plans to stay; 
you shrug your shoulders 
and say, “okay.” 

This must just be 
the way life is— 
what once was yours 
now feels amiss. 

But what if I told you 
it’s not what it seems, 
that magic still moves 
behind the scenes? 

What you thought you lost 
was not meant to stay— 
it left to make room 
for a brighter day. 

Sometimes we’re too close 
to see things clear, 
that a bigger dream 
waits very near. 

And when it arrives, 
you finally know 
what felt like loss 
was meant to go. 

It was not defeat, 
the moment not dire— 
you simply found 
a new path higher. 

So never lose faith, 
never lose heart, 
for where you arrive 
may differ from where you start. 

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Offer whatever name you wish to be known by at the hearth today — real or imagined — we look forward to welcoming your words into the circle.