a glorious new day

 

At times we wonder if we can do this,
When the road ahead seems steep,
Maybe we've been strong for too long
or our hopelessness runs too deep.

Each day seems long and arduous,
And lethargy becomes the norm,
It's as if we have been battered by life,
And living through a storm.

But sometimes from out of nowhere
There comes a distant voice,
Telling you that 'you've got this'
You really have no other choice..

So you take out your umbrella,
And face the storm full on,
It's then you begin to realise,
You were coping all along.

The road ahead has straightened out,
And now the storm has passed,
Your heart starts to feel a little lighter,
You've come through the worst, at last.

The rain has now dried up,
You can put your umbrella away,
And walk on with your head held high,
Into a glorious new day ...

By Serendipity Corner 
C.E. Coombes for Serendipity Corner
Art by Bina S

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careful

 

look around

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look around,

the earth

cannot stop

making things.

moss on stone.

flowers

through fences.

trees growing

from impossible

places.

everywhere

something is becoming.

maybe

you are not

separate

from

that miracle.

maybe

your are one

of it's ways

of

continuing.

Both Sides Now

 

"Both Sides Now"

Rows and flows of angel hair

And ice cream castles in the air

And feather canyons ev'rywhere

I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun

They rain and snow on ev'ryone

So many things I would have done

But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now

From up and down, and still somehow

It's cloud illusions I recall

I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels

The dizzy dancing way you feel

As ev'ry fairy tale comes real

I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show

You leave 'em laughing when you go

And if you care, don't let them know

Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now

From give and take, and still somehow

It's love's illusions I recall

I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud

To say "I love you" right out loud

Dreams and schemes and circus crowds

I've looked at life that way

But now old friends are acting strange

They shake their heads, they say I've changed

Well something's lost, but something's gained

In living ev'ry day

I've looked at life from both sides now

From win and lose and still somehow

It's life's illusions I recall

I really don't know life at all

I've looked at life from both sides now

From up and down, and still somehow

It's life's illusions I recall

I really don't know life at all

Carl Jackson - The Little Mountain Church

 

STING - FIELD OF GOLD (Extended Remix)

 

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we walk in fields of gold

So she took her love
For to gaze a while
Upon the fields of barley
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
Among the fields of gold

Will you stay with me?
Will you be my love?
Upon the fields of barley
We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we lie in fields of gold

See the west wind move like a lover so
Upon the fields of barley
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth
Among the fields of gold

I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I've broken
But I swear in the days still left
We'll walk in fields of gold
We'll walk in fields of gold

Many years have passed since those summer days
Among the fields of barley
See the children run as the sun goes down
Among the fields of gold

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
When we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold

Marmalade — Reflections Of My Life