Tolerance

When you cast your mind back

And think of times that are gone

Did you say something you didn’t mean

Does the memory linger on

Was it something really serious

Were you tired and temper high

When you punished perhaps a loved one

As they were passing by

When their only crime  was words in jest

Which perhaps you misconstrued

And you dealt with the matter on the spot

Then dressed them down for being rude

But when you look back in retrospect

Have you joked yourself the same

And if you suffered retribution

You only had yourself to blame

For the path of life you only tread once

And it has it’s highs and lows

So you learn the meaning of tolerance

And forgiveness I suppose

With every day that passes

Life gets shorter still

So look to the far off horizon

Somewhere over the hill

As into each life a little rain must fall

From the Silver lining comes the Sun

Forgive and forget for the rest of your life

Which has only just begun

Dennis Shrubshall  27th August  2009