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Life Is Like That ...


My thanks to the moon and the stars
for lighting the darkness of day
Seen as surreal in the art of bizarre
yet only a heartbeat away

Tiny particles of bright
scatter light on the stones
and that mighty old river
cleanses dust from the bones
with each change of seasons
comes a changing of heart
with each storm a rainbow
we're on stop - we're on start
there are mountains to climb
from deep valleys below
there are lessons to learn
round and round, here we go
remembering the puzzles
where pieces didn't fit
or when sorrow found us
unprepared to greet it
then come those moments
filled with bright ecstasy
when senses are sated
and our minds feel quite free
when the giver of new moons
makes a deal with the sun
while the shadowy forest
keeps those secrets unsung
still the lord of the future
keeps an eye on each scene
makes the sun for the day
lights the moon for the dream

First we are born - lastly we die
it is this that we learned to be fact
for all of the days, in between
we find out that life is like that ...

Joy A. Burki-Watson

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