Member Poem

In a world painted black and grey,
where sorrow is muted, kept at bay,
a girl sees the beauty life can bring,
in every moment, in everything.

She feels the warmth of the sun’s embrace,
sees the rich tones in every face.
Hears the songs the birds sing in the dead of night;
finds peace in darkness’s fright.

She walks the fields of flowers and settles,
dancing in the wind with each moving petal.
She witnesses the animal's grace as it leaps.
Knows that every joy, though fleeting, is sweet.

Her heart beats with love and pain,
each brief, crazed, or sane,
are all watering the garden in her soul,
creating harmony; her spirit whole.

For every tear and every smile,
every miserable, confusing trial,
heartbreak, and triumph in every mile,
it all makes her journey worthwhile.