Out From Within the Shadow

As you wander through the steps of life

there are some you come to meet

that snuggle up inside your heart

and produce a heat.

From this you feel contentment.

What they share will make you smile.

They feel like they are of your kin

when only known a little while.

The times that you then share with them

seem to be profound

so you enjoy being in their presence

when they are around.

When they're not,

they're not far away,

a thought brings them to mind.

It really is quite lovely

meeting a spirit of your kind.

The pathways that you walk along

are now there side by side

and the sights and sounds of both your lives

seem to coincide.

You share with them this wonder

and make space within your soul

to bring them close to spend some time

and see how far you stroll.