The fragility of tenderness has strong roots,
deeply implanted and firmly imbedded far within
its own rich, clean, healthy soil.
Winds of change sweep in, out and around
the blossoms that come and go and grow and form and grow again.
Roots and routes expand and spread in evergrowing depth and life wonder,
awed with beauty and divinity inherent.
Fragile toughness lights, grows and touches each and all
while sounds and furies are distant rumbles,
stirring up self-commotions, neither heeded nor heard
except by the own furies as
Heart and lightedness lead ever strongly and more firmly
to ways opened and opening in mature honor and authentic strength.
Margery Layton
1991
