the return
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by Darkstar

after the rain passes,
after the thunder quiets,
and the last lightning dies
you will return
and again lead me into the sun.

after the bitter cup passes,
and the passion is no longer pain,
after the three days of eternity
you will resurrect
and fear no more death or hell.

but before the after
lies the darkness of the *now*.

here is where i wait for you,
here is the hallowed ground
of every memory of your touch.
you will come in silence
as in a garden on Easter morn.

here is where your spirit breathes,
here in the soul of your child,
in it's echo of your heart.
you will hear it call you
back from the belly of your tomb.

and in this last refuge
we stand and search for your star.

after the giants topple
and the dragons all are slain
and the spell is at last undone
you will return,
and lead me into the happy end.

after the grail is possessed
and you drink dry the immortal gift,
after the final quest triumphant
you will ride home
and feel the wander lust no longer.

but before the victory
lies the challenge of the task.

here is where i watch horizons
for the glimmer of sun on a sword
to flash out that *you are here*.
you will come in morning
at the time when destiny is born.

here is where your passion grows.
here in the darkness before birth,
tomorrow's warrior sleeps.
you will teach him well,
how to love, to hate, to be a man.

and in this last castle
we hold our hands to the stars.
imaginging the light is not a last kiss

but the promise of a first.