It's Still How It Is

It's another bad day
I want to create anyway
Not wanting ever to stop
Today, there are many bottle tops
To thread onto string
Make them into something
Which will resemble a
Multi-coloured mandala
Paper daffodils on card
Why does life seem so hard
Leaves green, flowers yellow
I begin to feel mellow
It comes and it goes
There are highs, there are lows
While the sky remains grey
My spine calls to me 'Hey'
It's not over and done
Don't give up on the sun
It's still there, so am I
Floating up, way up high
It's just gone for a while
Will return, make me smile
It will shine on my face
And give me the grace
To take care when I can
Gently hold onto my hand
To be kind to myself
For within there is wealth
That just waits to be told
It's time to unfold

SH April 2006