Life beckons,
Smiling: yes, you.
Life beckons: come hither.
Now at the door.
Now at the training.
Now at the starting line.
Now at the base camp.
Now at the misty edge of the falls.
Now in the wilderness.
Now at clouds' rest.
Now at the front.
Now in the ambulance.
Now sitting on the bed,
Wordlessly Life urges: come to me
And I will stay with you
Through all the work and grief
And peace and joy
That lie before us.