The truth of tenderness
finds the way through--
past the tangled webs,
around the power traps,
and beyond the storms.
Tender truths then
float softly above the clouds,
wrapped in the softness of their essence,
toughened by the cactus of endurance,
clothed in quiet pride
and
strengthened by the hearts of deep knowing.
Margery Layton
5-2011
