Beautiful Trifecta

In a strange land, a home
Sisters once strangers
Woken to all the wonders before unknown
Forging a bond made of loyalty and love
A shifting of weights and measure
So as to keep a divine balance
Strengths, weaknesses, knowledge
Sliding to and fro in a steady flow
Laughter, tears, smiles, fears
Shared readily and without shame
A hidden glance, a secret smirk
All part of the chosen language
We did not see this coming
It was not something I could have hoped for
An arrival, a greeting, a surprise
A story of gratitude, a poem of sweetness
These thoughts I pull around me
To shelter from the wind and storm
They are a steady comfort
When all seems lost and dark
We are the hidden sisters
Genetics and bloodlines
Traded for kindness and devotion
DNA switched with cream cheese icing
Eyes the colors of earth, sea and sky
Hair the colors of the sunset
Carving words from our minds
In ways different yet the same
We speak through lyrics
And sing through cell phones
We barter precious time
So it can be well spent in each other’s company
We challenge the distance
Traveling from valley to ocean to inland
Holding court where we can
And clutching the hours we are granted
The years are kind to us
We are the wine of stolen time
This glory we have found and fostered
Is cradled in our hearts and grows with each beat.