2008-0000 Poem ‘You’ by Edward Saugstad

Beyond the windows of your eyes,
Your soul abides in sunny skies,
Bathing in the light of love
That pours down sweetly from above.

That is the way it's supposed to be
When a soul is dear and free,
But on the unmapped sea of life
Inner storms bring pain and strife.

High above each storm, a star
Shines to show you who you are:
Not this head and not this hand;
Not the owner of this land;

Not this angry shrunken heart
Feeling like it's torn apart;
Not the one whose thoughts bring noise
Never knowing peace or joy;

Not the child that fears the night;
Not the man that wants to fight;
Not the woman, alone and sad;
Not those thousand dreams gone bad.

High inside, but within reach,
There waits a pristine, sunlit beach,
That graceful shore of your own spirit
Listen now, and you will hear it.

Open your hands and feel your breeze
That softly blows through inner trees,
In the Country that's your own
Where seeds of happiness are sown.

It's only just a breath away.
Once you reach here, you will stay;
For here is where your life will start;
And soul and joy will never part.