living – Page 31 – Picking Up Roots

Rainy Days

it is not enough to dance in the sunlight,
we must find joy in the rain
and warmth in the deepest cold,
only then will we know living;

heavy gray days
are an opportunity
to search ourselves
for the light of our better angels;

to live up to them -
to find the brightness
on the most raw of days -
is to live a good life

Dawn

day breaks
in bold pinks
and bright oranges,
the glow of a welcoming fire
warms the dark horizon
as the sky softens to blue,
the air is crisp,
it contains life,
another day
in which to live

A Brief Reprieve

the weight is lifted,
the unease remains,
this is how life unfolds:
always teetering on the brink
of euphoric joys
and crushing sadness,
we must live in the middle -
balancing on the knife-edge -
not seeing the future,
but being prepared
for what may come,
never leaning too far
into joy nor sorrow,
we must keep on
always, 
keep on