Do It With a Passion

If it's worth doing, do it with a passion. Let go the uninspiring humdrum role That fills your days, and never seek to ration That which enchants and feeds your very soul. The unforgiving pendulum of time, Relentless, marking all your passing hours, Knows in its rhythm when your stars align And understanding, deeply felt, allows. Memories carried on a summer breeze, A scent that summons up a childhood gone, A loving glance, dawn sunshine through the trees, An unexpected tear, a winter morn, The diamonds in the snow, the rubies red Upon the holly, dark and stormy skies, First signs of spring and brighter days ahead, To be aware that in each small thing lies A chance to ponder, analyse, explore, To seek within your heart what these reveal And, turning back the clock, your mind restore. Seek what was lost, but was forever real, As contemplation, primal love, compassion. Re-set your stage, think not that it's a chore. If it's worth doing, do it with a passion.