THERE MAY BE TROUBLE AHEAD

“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

 

Lao Tzu

 

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLZfhHW98Os

LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE – DIANA KRALL

 

Time is a beautiful illusion

it cannot be quantified

as I sweep away last year's patterns

a residue resides

a little broken fading mosaic

veined with cracks and studded with tears

so small and fragile, I lift it up

and clasp it to my heartfelt fears

it's difficult to let the old ways go

it's hard to step into the new

but it's important to preserve sweet memories

and leave behind those that made me feel blue

Spring is a time for gentle renewal

moving on with life and regrowth

static is a negative charge of apathy

forward motion a positive oath

Softly I whisper my daily mantra

today is the first day of the rest of my life

and knowing this brings me succour and comfort

to my once ailing heart that was wrought with strife

ring out the bells; new change is here

there's a spring in my step; there's no room for fear

for today I begin an exciting new time

making new memories for this soft heart of mine

I put down the tiny fragment that represents broken dreams

cushioned in velvet; swaddled in reams

there it can't hurt me; I go forward; feel free

to walk in the sunlight; the shadows behind me.

 

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