The six-year-old, leaving her home mountains

For the vast adventures of the West.

New faces, new voices, new ways of life.

The ten-year-old, the thirteen-year-old,

Moving, moving, always moving.

New schools, new church, new friends.

The sixteen-year-old, leaving her home country

For the exciting experiences of New Guinea.

Strange faces, strange voices, strange ways of life.

Ever moving, excited for the next new thing.

Never realizing she was shutting inwards,

Never letting roots down, people in—

Always preparing for the next time to say goodbye.

Moving, moving, leaving again.

In the end, will there ever be

Old friends, old places, a well-worn way of life?