HOPE AFLOAT

In a sea of despondency,

Aboard a tiny boat.

Against a current of negativity,

My hope keeps me afloat.

The stinging of the sea water

Splashing against my face.

The winds of great betrayal,

Jostle me from place to place.

As I row against the current,

My heart is filled with song.

The promise of vindication,

To replace what was wrong.

While dark clouds of anger,

Serve to blind my way,

I know the sun shines behind –

The beginning of a day.

For the hope that keeps me floating,

And the light that is ever near,

I can carry on in the journey,

Knowing justice will be held dear.

As I row upon the crashing waves,

Strength combined with an oar,

I know that one day I will reach

The ever elusive shore.

No foreseeable course is set,

Though the path is ever clear.

Not to I, the weary traveler,

But to my guide who is always near.

Upon the sand I shall stand,

Marvelling from whence I have come.

The distant waves a threat no more,

As justice will surely be done!

Patricia R. Robson

Friday, 21^st November, 2008.