:sojourn's return:

the distance wandered
out of love or mystery
fear or anger
or even truth
takes us not away
but closer
to home

all who return
marked by a new experience
with steady hands full of promise
to create possibilities where there were once none
gratitude to where there is welcome
names and faces long not seen

there is where hope lies
in a sojourn's return

Photo by Luca Micheli