Castles

We at times Look at our hourglass And long for the time when the sands filter through to the other side where we can start a new chapter of our lives But take a moment and ponder the richness that comes from knowing that there is no light without darkness and no pleasure without pain So don't count each passing moment as an accumulation of good but instead, look at the totality of the hour glass as a measure of our strength Of our resolve To remain steadfast even as the weight of the world is upon us But perhaps an hourglass is not a fitting analogy for the time that passes over us As we wait for the miracle to come Instead, lets envision an ocean With waves lifting and sifting And crashing and polishing the rough edges of each granule of sand Making order of chaos Moving mountains with the strength A compounded force Until our ship comes to shore