Perseverance

A Poem about hope and endurance

Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash

On days like this when I long for love,

And patience is a virtue for which I do not have enough.

I often sit and think of you,

Of what my friend Lilly would do.

When at a time when most would have lost all hope

You found the strength not only to cope,

But to build a journey that we all could share,

And you taught us what it meant to truly care,

To open our hearts and our lives to beauty

to love deeper and broader as our greatest duty

and to have the courage to face whatever life may give,

With your perseverance, we have all learned how to live.

I know there will be troubles in my life.

Days I wonder how I’ll cope with strife,

But because of your unwavering perseverance

In the face of similar circumstance

I know how to find a way to thrive

the special path to truly being alive!