A Poem a Day (57): Hope

This one was written for JD Mader's '2 minutes go' challenge on his Unemployed Imagination blog. Head over and write whatever you like. This one took about 5 minutes, not 2.

Hope

I see the summit

For the earth never did shine

For me,

Living in the leaves

Shaking life’s waters,

Breaking

I see the lines

For the circles never thrilled me,

Here waiting,

Sitting in the shadows,

Always on the brink

Of something

I see the colours

For the grey always stifled me,

Stealing breath

And the art of being

Something other, bigger

Than this

I see the day

For the night always feared me,

Just me,

Walking into soft light

Without the weight

Of expectation.

copyright Vickie Johnstone, December 30, 2016