The Song Within Me Sings So Sweet

Fragmented plans of yesterday

Still haunt me as I lie abed

And dream of dreams that went astray

And all the things that went unsaid.

But, yesterday’s a fading dream

Accomplishments and failures too,

The gavel of life’s auctioneer

Has scattered most beyond my view.

And now today, the sleepy child

The newborn babe of my today

Awaits the calling of the wild

Enchanting calls I must obey.

No time to tarry or to wait

New beginnings greet my mind

No time to murmur it’s too late

But, let my eyes to tears be blind. 

All those things once left undone

Strong yearnings of my youthful heart

Still live within me, every one

To start my day, renew my spark.

Shall I paint or write a book?

Shall I breach a foreign wall?

Tread the path I never took?

Cast off fear that I will fall?

Life’s not over while I breathe

I shed the troubles of the past

New ideas within me seethe. 

And not yet have the dice been cast.

The song within me sings so sweet

Each note becomes a clarion call

That leads me on with every beat

Embracing dreams within us all.