Sue Baker-Wilson

TRAIL OF THE WOUNDED HEALER

Giay Thong-Hanh
More deceit
He dreams in Vietnamese
Runs from villages
to places, journeys within
where storm winds
send darkness deep

Tiger trap dreamtime of yesterday
feeds an angry mind
Wounded in body and spirit
clarity turns to confusion
decision to doubt

Courage is challenged
to lift hidden fears
out of shadowed places
On mountaintops thoughts fly
Sitting with the silence of the stars
awakens the way of the spirit
Old hurts are revealed
Gathering warmth deep inside
he discovers compassion
A fire that nurtures

In the warrior grew
gentleness and healing
Heart now moves beyond mind
He walked the edge of chaos
found new balance
Creating beauty within change
Profound simplicity
Peace

©Copyright December 2006 by Sue Baker-Wilson

Author’s Note: Giay Thong-Hahn: laissez-passer: a document that permits the holder to travel freely, especially one given in lieu of a passport