each unexpected day
each unexpected day
with its rain
its gusts of wind
its bursts of sunlight
shortlived
but welcome nonetheless
and each step
and each breath taken
as we move
from time to time
there is so much
to see and to do
in this world
and yet
we cross our arms
we sigh
and we slip into
a haze of undefined
thought
the cycle of trees
reminds us
that leaves will come
and go in the autumn
will fall
and that all life is dust
that will one day
find its way down
to the inconsolable sea
John Lyons