Hope

David Lanier
Hope springs eternal

in the human breast,

if it didn't, we wouldn't be

like all the rest

who have gone before.

Hope is like a tiny seed,

that has been carefully stored,

then planted in the

fertile soil of faith,

to await the springtime of life.

Forever and eternally,

hope keeps springing up,

something we may not

know or understand,

continually, ever new.

A man may know he is

going to die sometime,

yet, way ahead he

sees a ray of hope.

He still clings to

that last straw,

even gropes through

darkness if he has to,

until it dims his thoughts

and fills him with fright,

he still dreams that the

light of hope will fill the night.

My Blog~Mystical Poetry, Prose, and Political Viewpoints

Published by David Lanier

Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. Grew up working in the family business. Worked at the Grand Canyon in'93, and fell in love with the power of nature. Spent some time in the Army. Married for a few ye...  View profile

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  • Donald Rothra9/1/2010

    : )

  • Orchiolum8/20/2010

    Hope is an important component of survival. I suppose I could survive without it, but the landscape would be desolate.

  • Carl O'Donnell8/18/2010

    Really well done poem, great use of allegory, and a positive message!

  • Carl O'Donnell8/18/2010

    Really well done poem, great use of allegory, and a positive message!

  • Donald Rothra8/16/2010

    Great work.

  • Sue Gibson8/16/2010

    Very nicely done, David.

  • Whyte Panther8/16/2010

    nicely done

  • Kim Smith8/16/2010

    We all need hope!!

  • Nina Marshall8/16/2010

    Nice :)

  • Faye Fairley8/16/2010

    very nice, David

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