We Had Hope

Walking this Earth in all of it’s beauty

Seeing the miracles unfold everyday makes me grateful

The mama doe and her fawn with Daddy close by

Lionesses protecting her cubs from all enemies

Eagles in flight as they soar to great heights

Waterfalls and forest glens peacefully adding their voices

Daffodils, dandelions, and tulips heralding spring to feed the bees

Robins and doves gathering grass and twigs for their nest

Baby birds eventually flying free to repeat the cycle

Roses on fences display their magnificent beauty and scents

Oh! How wonderful it all is!

To be alive, to be loved, to be a Mom

To awesome kids and Grand-babies

To know the peace of a loving and merciful, Holy Father

To be able to enjoy the bounty He has bestowed on all of us

Yet the ugliest thing arises each day and that is hate

It takes all the joy away and puts contention at the forefront

I want to live in my world of blessings without harsh word and vulgarity

The way it used to be when we were young and innocent

I know not all was peaches and cream but we had hope

Time seems to be eroding everything away

The beauty of the morning is disappearing into the darkness of night

Only we can change it but first we must want too

Therein is the vast crevice of disconnected souls

Who chose to harden their hearts with unyielding thoughts

The light of wisdom and grace can dispel this

If kindness walks our path with us

Oh to see the beauty of peace in the world gone crazy

Turned upside down with hell winning in the polls of people’s

Disrespect for life and liberty

The pursuing of personal gain overshadowing the needs of others

What a world to pas down to our young ones

God help us to see it’s beauty and to respect it’s being

The Earth will be grateful and we can stop to smell the roses again.