YOU RATIONALIZE MY DARKEST THOUGHTS

“Peace begins with a smile”

 

Mother Teresa

 

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TAKE ME HOME – JESS GLYNNE

 

MAKE THE MOST OF WINTER'S WAYS

 

Within my inner sanctum I grow stronger

and wonder what the weather's like outside

the fiery storms; the rumbling of distant thunder

I wonder if it even now subsides

my tears no longer fall like rain from Heaven

the salt dries on my cheeks as with the wind

I venture out my toe to test the water

and let the temperature so pleasurable outside in

for some it may seem cold and Winter's answer

makes retreat a necessary part of this season's days

but for me who missed the Spring and then the Summer

I need to make the most of Winter's ways

so I took myself to look at my sweet ocean

that to some may seem so bleak and perhaps grey

but for me it holds such beauty beyond all reason

as I breathe in all the goodness of this bay

a seagull, just like me; he tests the water

to see if it will feel good 'neath his feet

like the pathway that I choose from this day onwards

to rise above it all and not concede defeat

I smile at him, but he is quite oblivious

a world apart and yet our worlds collide

his world is big enough to reach me and include me

and I'm content to share; be by his side

with each of us it is the same, my thoughts run through me

if we are strong to stand alone, but then

how much stronger we are when we can stand together

overlapping arm in arm we know, we ken

in quiet times it's nice to have some lone time

and to know that we are not alone is good

to have a friend who always makes us welcome

and not a stranger in our neighbourhood

I always think about a passing stranger

may one day turn to me and be my friend

so I try to help and be kind to every person

I win some and I lose some but in the very end

success is built upon the risk of trying

to make ourselves go to that extra mile

and peace begins with one thing, I'm sure of

yes, peace begins with just a single smile : 0)

 

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