Life

Life

Life flutters by
Like a butterfly
Beautiful and delicate
Yet, Short and intricate.

Life's loves pass you by
Life's demands wear you down
Life's bounties are in full supply
Life's circles go round and round

I float hopelessly lost
In life's vast ocean
Among the waves, tossed
About, whaleing and floundering

Send me a life jacket
An arm, a prayer
Send me hope, a blanket
Wrapped in sweet potent love.

Beverly Herndon Meetze