Refreshment at a Broken Tap

Finding Joy in the Present Before Everything Falls into Place

My Kitchen Tap, Broken but still flowing.

What I want is a house by the stream,
that is always ready for a swim after sweet dreams.
Barefoot along grass-cushioned paths,
letting my song rise as the sun rises,
meeting my mornings with joyful musings.
This will still come true.

But now,
my body is refreshed by a broken tap.
It leaks.
It splashes.
It bothers me.

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There is sadness,
but there is also hope.
It will be fixed.
It will be replaced.
But today and for now,
I cease from the burdens of its brokenness.

I will let it be.
I will let my heart endure what it sees in time.
and be gladdened what lies ahead.
It will still come true.

What is it you want
that will be the happening of your sweet dreams,
the occasion that will make you dance
without rhythm, without tunes?
What will make your song rise
as the sun rises,
and, at its sight,
fill your mornings with joyful musings?
This will still come true.

But now,
life might be flowing from incompleteness and
inconvenience.
It might be leaking,
or bothering you.
Even if there is sadness,
let there be hope.
It might need fixing
or require replacement.

But today and for now,
cease from the burdens of its brokenness.

Today and for now.
Let it be.
Let your heart endure
what it sees in time,
and be gladdened by what lies ahead.
It will still come true.