After the rain and clouds,
Disappear from the sky,
The sun shines bright,
And the birds sing once again.
This is the way my life has been,
From childhood to what I am now.
The tears of an unhappy child,
To the joy of my adulthood.
Things happen in everyone's life,
But can seem as if you're the only one.
Childhood can be so very trying,
Even without disfunctional impacts.
No child should have to handle,
What I've had to bear.
But I now know for sure,
That I'm not alone out there.
They say that "time heals all wounds',
But sometimes I wonder what it means.
Some wounds take years to heal,
While others keep reappearing from
memories unwanted.
Sometimes it seems as though,
God has left me alone.
But I came to realize,
That He has been preparing me.
Nature has a way of bearing down,
Onto one's heart and soul.
It's like a huge stone,
Heaped upon our backs.
However we must remember,
Mother Nature isn't the only one out there.
And she did not create this world,
Nor the people who were in the 'beginning'.
So I try my best to dismiss,
All those bad times in my life.
And thank God for every day,
That I enjoy all the rest.
It is not my doing that has brought me this far,
And tis not God's way either.
Life happens as they say,
But He gives strength to withstand.
And as I stand here watching,
nature's best in action,
I put my faith where it belongs,
In God, His Son and myself.
It is said that God helps those,
Who help themselves first,
And keeps the Ten Commandments.
I try to do the best that I can,
And follow those true rules.
Life can be so unfair at times,
And weigh a person down.
This has been true for me too,
And I've felt each and every ton.
I trust God to lead me all the way,
For I know in my heart He truly cares.
He has plans don't I know,
But I do wish He would tell me so.
At any rate my life is better now,
For I know God watches over me,
From childhood thru old age,
And I pray for many more.
by Jann Newland
(copyright 2002)
