OVER THE SEA OF LIFE

Life's been a long journey
Through many storms and tempests
Through deep waters
And over rocky shoals.

There were sometimes winds so strong
That we thought the old boat..
Wouldn't make it.

The stinging ocean spray, in our eyes
Obscured our direction..
Often it seemed there may have been..
An invisible Pilot on board with us.

We arrive here on earth as "blanks"
Maybe the hard knocks come
To develop character and self-hood.

"Trailing clouds of glory
Do we come from heaven
Which is our home."

Difficulties beset everyone.
My old neighbor used to say
"Can't complain," and that's true
For most of us.

There have been friends
That we wondered how
They endured all manner
Of vicissitudes...
The hands they were dealt
In life seemed tough.

The Bible says it
In Ecclesiastes
"Time and chance happeneth
To them all."

We would never try to assume
The Creator's mind
His ways and thoughts are
Higher than ours.

Maybe, as the sewing ladies say
Life is a beautiful tapestry
Being formed
We are weaving it
But we see only the reverse side
Now...

Life has been stormy
At times
And our old boat is beat up---
Grounded and stuck in the mud...so
We may have to wade
The rest of the way.

Our journey thus far has been
Challenging, interesting, enlightening
And at times...even marvelous
The humor in life...alone
Was worth it all.

One of my friends may have gotten it right
When he recently wrote
"I wouldn't have changed my life
One whit."

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BY MIL
7-27-13