I’ve been out and seen the world
in the restless years
passing through
the storms of passions
and changing alliances.
It’s all far away now
as the evening’s fire begin to burn.
I no longer yearn for the open highways
and the thrill of razor mountains.
Here, I’m settled in a quiet way now
with the hands of familiarity embracing me.
I am home after a long journey,
settled into a loving now,
which wishes
nothing else.
Gallagher
25Sep2024
Christchurch
– to the music of “My Thieving Heart”
by Sivert Høyem & Marie Munroe