Circle of Life
By: Amanda L. Pittman 11/20/08
Sunshine rises,
Darkness falls.
Newborn cry, Sleepless night,
Upright standing, hold on tight.
Paper, backpack, then the glue,
How to learn to tie a shoe.
Caps are sailing, happy day.
Now to go, far away.
First the ring, say “I do!”
Wedding bells, then “I love yous.”
Running fast, out of breath.
Unwelcome news, sad as death.
Home at last sleeping somber.
Dismal tears, black and umber.
The bell tolls thrice, not of bliss,
But for someone surely missed.
Sunshine rises
Darkness falls.
Sunshine rises,
Darkness falls.
Newborn cry, Sleepless night,
Upright standing, hold on tight.
Paper, backpack, then the glue,
How to learn to tie a shoe.
Caps are sailing, happy day.
Now to go, far away.
First the ring, say “I do!”
Wedding bells, then “I love yous.”
Running fast, out of breath.
Unwelcome news, sad as death.
Home at last sleeping somber.
Dismal tears, black and umber.
The bell tolls thrice, not of bliss,
But for someone surely missed.
Sunshine rises
Darkness falls.
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