HEARTWOOD LEAVES A LIGHT ON When evening settles on the bridge and rain has blurred the road, when every mile behind you feels heavier than your load, there’s a window by the library still glowing through the grey. No sign that says, “Come find us.” Just a light that stays. The shops have drawn their curtains, the lamps are burning low, someone’s put another chair beside the fire’s glow. No one asks how far you wandered, or why you lost your way. There’s a towel for your shoulders and something warm to taste. You don’t have to tell your story. You don’t have to make it right. If you’ve come in peace and need a rest, there’s room here for the night. Heartwood leaves a light on when the road has left you cold. A door that isn’t bolted, a chair beside the stove. No promises of miracles, no grand words carved in stone. Heartwood leaves a light on — so you don’t have to be alone. By morning, someone knows your name. Someone’s found your coat. Someone saved the last warm roll and wrapped it for the road. And if you choose to travel on when skies are clear again, no one asks you to remember. No one asks you to remain. But somewhere past the old stone bridge, when evening starts to fall, you may think about that little town that never called at all. Heartwood leaves a light on when the road has left you cold. A door that isn’t bolted, a chair beside the stove. No promises of miracles, no grand words carved in stone. Heartwood leaves a light on — so you don’t have to be alone. And maybe years from now you’ll see somebody in the rain, standing where you once stood, too tired to explain. You’ll open up your doorway. You’ll move a chair aside. You’ll understand why Heartwood always kept that little light. Heartwood leaves a light on for whoever needs it most. For the tired and the wandering, for the ones who’ve nearly lost hope. No promises of miracles. Just somewhere warm to go. Heartwood leaves a light on — and no one leaves alone. VK: https://vk.com/luckyandco Telegram: https://t.me/LuckyAndCo FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61594515857834 https://www.litres.ru/author/ellen-adler-34039054/
