This poem isn't one from my book, but it seems to fit right in here.


A NEW DAY, HOT OFF THE HORIZON

Slowly, ere so gently,
like a meandering meadow stream
life is spreading tendrils warm
into my tangled being.
Light is flickering stronger now
where darkness kept me blind.
Whispers of epiphany
are beckoning my mind
to come and play with hope again,
to watch horizons rise
with unexpected promises
of days that might surprise.
With brand new possibilities
replacing old despair,
the road I’m on delights me now,
the winds of change me dare
to fly with wings I’ve always owned
but kept too close to home -
I spread those eagle’s wings and step
into the sky and soar.

~ ©Sharon C. Matthies, May 2005, Ottawa