Now the path begins to open
And the sky appears between
All the branches full of sunlight
All the places I have been
I am still a work in progress
Still a heart that learns each day
But I move with deeper balance
Than I knew along the way
And when I return to people
To the roads and to the noise
I will bring this forest wisdom
In the calmness of my voice
For the gentle song I found here
Will remain when I move on
Like a quiet inner shelter
I can carry through the dawn
At the end of the forest road
There’s a gentle song I know
It reminds me love is patient
And the soul can still grow whole
At the end of the forest road
I can lay my burdens down
And the healing in the silence
Turns my fear to softer sound
So if ever I feel distant
From the peace I’ve come to know
I will think of trees and birdsong
And the path that taught me slow
At the end of the forest road
Love became a wiser tone
And the song I found in silence
Led me gently home
