The differing nature of day and night can't be explained by the absence of light, just as the words that enlighten our souls are far more precious than any sparkling jewel.....

The Wonder of Words

by Beverlee Blampied (c)

Finally my writer's block has come and gone
Now, at last, I am ready to move on
To again write life's stories - present and past
To pen many memories that will forever last
To those who will read and truly discern
That it's never too late to live and to learn
That life's experiences, be they theirs or mine
Can be put into words and slowly sipped like fine wine
That with writing our stories we always will find
That relaying them contributes to tranquilizing the mind
As through the words of every story we read
The wise reader is aware of the common seed
That every human life is made up of the dark and the light
That the happy, the sad, the deadening and the vital
The anger, anxiety, temporary insanities and fright
Are all part of the ever on-going recital
Through which, with the healing power of melancholy
We can find meaning and beauty within all the folly
And shed the darkness that has been ever raging
And finally find solace as we reach this life stage of aging