"THE BRIGHT PASSAGE OF DAYS"

Reading and musing one day
     Among the writings of a favorite poet---

I spied a beautiful line:

"...the bright passage of days,"
    referring, of course to
      our earthly journey;

O, is this a reality,
    or---a mere hope?

There are those that walk this
    journey with us,
Many of whom do not have
    bright passages.

 Countless are sick, disabled,
    sightless, hungry,  some living in
bondage...

There are the homeless,
    the lonely, the needy,
the mentally unstable, and the lawless.

Let us be daily grateful---
    If we live:
in the sunshine...
with good health....
food to eat, and a roof...

Eyes to see the sky...
    the clouds, the birds...
able to feel the wind and rain...
smelling the flowers
    all the while...

Friends who drop by...

Voices with which to sing...

Never let it be said:
    He lived
"bright sunny days on this earth"
    and never sang.

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BY MIL
4/27/14