Listen to the sound of silence,
Find your inner peace,
Put away, your life’s concerns,
And allow yourself to sleep.

Hear the sound of falling rain,
The teardrops of the skies,
Let them wash away your pain,
And open up your eyes.

Find the sun, behind the clouds,
Struggling to break through,
…Like light that cannot be suppressed,
The power that is you.

Feel the strength within yourself,
…Your capacity for change,
And take that careful step ahead,
So life can rearrange.

Find comfort in the darkest hours,
And hold your fears at bay,
Know the glory that is dawn,
That’s only hours away.

Listen to the peaceful waves,
Crashing upon the shore,
Take a step along that beach,
And find your ‘ever more’.

For in the times, we set aside,
Our needless, wasteful fears,
We create the joy, that carries us on,
Our memories, to last for years.

So go, my friend, and find your path,
And my hopes will go with you,
For all we have, is here and now,
So find joy, in what you do.

For the times we need to take a moment to pause and see the light… even while it rains.

-CJG 10/14/2017