A Work, months in the making.
Happy Place
I watched a sunset
From our happy place
After the rain came
And settled on fields of green.
Difficult days passed
Happier years ahead
Glowed on distant horizon
Summer
Gone
Fall
Symbolic end
Winter comes
I hang hope on Spring
Like lights on an evergreen
Twinkling
In memories before me.
Childhood
In a fogged filled haze
Behind in red reflection
Glances in a rear view mirror
Days of play long over
Endless labor confronts me
From awakened slumber
Little use of sleep
Mind full of wonder
Prayer reminds me
"Remain calm"
To handle change better
My body aches
Heart beats stronger
Mission focused
On a path made clearer
It does not include me
Rather
A destination
Final resting place
Wrapped in saving grace
Worn feet failing
Carried home
In a loving Father's embrace
A Savior's face
Forgiving
Forward
Onward toward morning
To that happy sunny place
Once more.
D.A. Wittler 12/05/21
