“Sometimes with
the bones of the black
sticks left when the fire
has gone out
someone has written
something new
in the ashes
of your life
You are not leaving
…
you are arriving“
–David Whyte, excerpt from “The Journey”, The House of Belonging, p. 38
Full poem: https://wordsfortheyear.com/2015/08/13/the-journey-by-david-whyte/