When the Mists Part
i love when the mists part
to reveal you smiling
from the place
that the tragedies
of childhood
could not damage
i have held you weeping
tears from the sacred chalice
which redeem our innocence
when you sing
i hear your spirit
standing in the fountain
which overflowed
before the first breath
of creation
and my heart is illumined
by a sweetness untarnished
as angels guard the night
(c)2003 Phil Cohenillustrated by Patricia Ford