Sadness welcomes a lift
For surely it wishes a
Return to joy.
When will Joy rise again?
To take its flight
across time
To create laughter
once again?
For Laughter breaks into
A gathering of tears
And creates
A salty smile.
The smile, always
The smile.
It is witness
To a gladdened heart
An exquisite expression
Of reborn joy.
From
the depths of sadness
The burden of a broken heart
Rises.
Lift from
The remorse of things
Not having gone
So well.
Our hearts seek to fly
Across the passage
Of time.
To relief from pain.
Yet wisdom weighs in
Slowing the path of healing
To do its perfect work
To weave the balm of healing
Within the dark strains
Of sadness
To brighten our story
With joy triumphant
To let us laugh again
To make our smile possible.
To gladden our memories with
Reflection
On past recovery,
Stories that ended well
To gladden not only
Our heart
But also the hearts of
those in our path.