A Lantern Kept On For You

In a place that sounds familiar,
      A place you know so well,
      Someone keeps a lantern,
      Waiting for you in silence and faithfully.

          The sky and ocean out here,
          Are immense and ever vast.
          You, free, keep marching farther,
          Unbound and unpossessed.
          Whenever you're feeling tired,
          You can always return,
          Embrace Her soft and tender love,
          Which is ever there, with no regrets.

    The one who sacrifices and never rejects,
   The lantern burns forever,
   As long as life can last.
   When you get deeply weary,
   From the lengthy worldwide trek,
   For you, no need to worry
   Because there's a cozy nest.
   Where the lantern is on,
   Someone is patiently waiting for you.

    ◆By Sister Initiate Mo-Yeh, Taipei, Formosa