Step into the warmth,

come in.

Cast away your heavy burdens for now.

Put aside your worry-laden cloak.

The windchimes whisper softly in the breeze.

Birds sing, trilling and chirping,

in the green canopy above.

The sweet melody drifts slowly to the ground,

then is tossed upon clouds and winds,

carried to the bells of churches.

The grass is lush and soft,

the smooth satin fur of a cat.

It is dark,

comforting, silent,

the night is pierced with a single, heartfelt candle,

a mother waiting for her child's tears to fall.

Welcomed with open arms,

the wind murmurs words and prayers into listening ears,

enfolded into gentle joy and solitude,

tranquility;

the cold is left outside,

as the words spill out to the listening silence,

and the tears wiped away by a caressing wind.

-By Yue Lin. A Haven For One Such As You.

Dedicated to: Ni Zhen, JingYu, Juvia, Claire, Gwen and all the others.

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