#sadness
THE NEXT SUNRISE
I cannot begin to understand the agony, the heartache…the pain
of the people who lost so much in the recent hurricanes.
We see first-hand or on TV what’s happened…but can we really comprehend…
the grief…when the wind and water take a house…a family member…a friend?
For those of us who survived the storm…and have reasons to be glad…
the next sunrise doesn’t seem as beautiful…
when the last sunrise left so many feeling so sad.
When the color has been swept out of our world…
turning everything a muddy grey
when nothing seems to make sense…
what can make our sadness go away?
Certainly we are encouraged when we see strangers helping strangers…
Realizing we are all one family…does make our hearts feel warm…
But I wonder….
Will a sunrise ever be as beautiful as it was before the storm?
ON THE WIND
Even at 71 years old I still think of nature as my mentor…her lessons are everywhere…
For instance…on my walk this morning…I felt a sadness in the air.
It was a very windy morning so it’s difficult to proclaim…
on the wings of which wind it blew in…from whence this sadness came.
I’m not sure whose sadness I was feeling…whose grief, whose agony…whose woe
since it flew in on a gust of wind…I imagine I’ll never know.
But if my morning walks have taught me anything…
when I think sadness and darkness and grief will never go away…
the moon and stars…like friends…help illuminate my way.
As does the evening primrose, the jasmine shining bright…
the moonflowers and the water lilies…that only bloom at night.
All reminders that even in our darkest moments…seeds of hope and love are sown
that even when engulfed in sadness…we are not alone.
I sent these thoughts out on the wind…along with my good wishes and my prayers
hoping the wind returns them to the source of the sadness…
to let them know a person cares.
I can’t be sure about this…but I imagine nature would agree…
Perhaps that’s why this sadness found it’s way to me.
So I could let this person know…that he or she is blessed…
By sending these thought upon on the wind…and letting nature do the rest.
And when they land upon the person..for a moment they might ease their woe…
as the winds of nature bring them comfort…from a person they’ll never know.