Cherish the warmth of a smile, for it may not last forever.

 

Welcome each day with hope, for you don’t know what awaits you . . .

 

 

The Morning After

 

On the morning

after the circus

came to town,

people smiled.

 

A warmth

permeated the air,

as children screamed

in delight.

 

Nothing

could be better,

as a new day

embraced them.

 

But life

can get complicated

when the unexpected

happens.

 

Tragedy

brings sadness

and washes away

hope and joy.

 

Dreams

of a bright future

disappear, taken

by a bird of prey,

 

Snatched by this devil

from above,

carried to a world

of the unknown.

 

Death—

life’s mystery,

draped

in sadness.

 

 

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