“holding the course”
entering this new land,
disorientation accompanies me
as i meet the unfamiliar
then i hear a timeless call:
adapt
and it echo’s:
adapt . . . adapt . . . . adapt . . . . . far into the distance
to thrive,
it continues,
hold the course
of calm
compassionate patience
foster
gentle endurance
for this is just the beginning of a journey
of still unimaginable gifts
