How do you stop time?

If only I knew

To capture each moment

And never let go

I would stand in the sea

With my toes in the sand

I would watch the birds fly

As they roam the blue skies

I would feel the cool air

As the sun disappears

And watch the stars rise

With the moon and her light

I would capture each moment

And never let go

If time were not grains

Through our fingers and toes

I used to write poetry
A few lines a day
My mind always racing
With so much to say

I struggled with moods
They always seemed low
So I started a dosage
My doctor said so

My life changed for good
I could smile once again
But my words dried up
With the sun after rain

I discovered new worlds
A brush and some art
The painting began
I colored my heart

A smile is a rainbow

Through the tears

It offers hope and light

And if you ever doubt it’s strength

Just smile with all your might

Let it touch your face

Let it kiss your heart

Allow your smile to have its way

And you will see, you will be surprised

With how it makes your day!

Every smile has a balancing tear

Every joy is buoyed by pain

Every dawn morphs into dusk

Glaring suns gives way to moon

My heart beats love and blood

My face smiles as it cries

In the stillness this I know

That before my final hour

I am, I breath

I live