Thursday, October 12, 2023

awaken one more day


if the spirit of the universe allows mine eyes 

to open for another waking day, i shall try not 

to be overjoyed when i see the sunrise for then 

my sadness will be too great when it descends 

and walks away onto the horizon 


and when the moon and stars give light 

to the noir of night, i shall beckon my heart 

not to flutter too much in delight, for then 

i will not wish to close mine eyes and gather 

peaceful dreams of the world beyond 

 

but through this challenging sojourn, i shall 

not attempt to diminish or mitigate the love 

that resides within, for it is of this, that i truly 

am grateful to the spirit of this universe, so too 

the blessing of another starry night and the 

wonder of flora and fauna in the day's light