Struggle

Without it I wouldn’t know success

Or the will to succeed

Gratitude is only learned

When life is experienced

And see what you may have lost

Or gained

The beauty of day is only

Appreciated

When the night was

A moment of survival

Its not that we must

Feel all the wrong to

Feel right

But isn’t it lovely

So see the best in life

The flower amongst the weeds

The sun in the clouds

The smile on her face

Even when she is down

The shadows of the day

Don’t complain

For they wouldn’t exist

Without the light

A painting with uneven strokes

With an array of color

Blotches of black

Streaks of white

A masterpiece called life 

 

Wandering Love

Wandering in the depths of my mind

The inclination to try to comprehend

The life line that keeps me going

 The reasoning why my existence 

Is a different one 

Than my contemporaries 

A highway of emotions that always 

Leads to one place

In my dreams 

A water side haven  

 Where the movement and sound 

Of the rush of water

Just calm me down

Yet I dance on hollow ground

As if there is no such thing as time

Free as the wind I spin

As a record with that favorite song

Wandering through the spaces 

Of life 

Meeting faces 

For in a moment I give 

A bit of kindness 

So they may carry on 

A piece of me 

to other places

Where love needs to be