HOPE ENOUGH
Ideas on the ninth of the nine keys to contentment by Goethe
9 Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.

Hope is like a lighthouse along some storm swept shore,
Guiding home the sailors who were thought lost for evermore,
So hope enough to see that lighthouse shining very clear
Through all the storms of life knowing God is near.
Hope enough to see a silver lining through the storm,
Hope enough not to dwell on hurt from painful thorn,
Hope enough to not give up for there are good things ahead,
Hope enough to see the beauty in all ugly things instead
Of dwelling on the unpleasant, make sure a bright word is said,
And hope will keep you going till you join the happy dead.

M Ann Margetson © February 28, 2001

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