YOU OFTEN WONDER

Where did the day go or
The week, month and even the year
We watch time fly by
There are many variables which
Affect our attitude and satisfaction
We reflect on what has transpired
Accomplishments, growth and failures
There were opportunities 
We know we missed, but
For now we only have this day
I look at the clock
There are less than two hours left
I peek back on what has gone on
Conclude that this day was successful
There is no end to what can be done
Our energy levels are important
Some days we feel like sleeping
This is a sign of age
A nap is not all bad, but
A whole day in bed cannot be healthy
There may be some underlying reason
I do not think about depression
It is a natural occurrence, but
Not a reason to stop living
There is so much to do and as
I said, time is flying
No need to regroup, but
There is a need to keep on moving and
Finding joy in all the things that
Come your way
This leads to a fullness that not
Everyone enjoys
If we are lucky
There will be a tomorrow and
We can start in all over

Stanski
June 18, 2017 ^

LOST AND FOUND

What we want
We sometimes
Turn away from
We do not 
Know why, but
Everything 
Will not change
Just because
We are insolent 

We give up 
On our love
For others
On possibilities
And beliefs
On hope and
Relationships
We cower 
From reality

We shrug
Walk away from
What might 
Have been
No hope exists
No curiosity
No encouragement
Just facing what
We find absent

Then our God
And nature itself
Intervenes 
We know that
We don’t know
Our destiny 
We turn back
With grateful heart
To live, love and hope

Stanski
June 21, 2021 ^