Imperfect

Somewhere I saw a smiling face Somehow I can’t recall the place And once I heard sweet laughter’s ring Too late I learned a heart could sing. I thought I grasped time’s fleeting hour And bent its course unto my power I knelt upon a meadow’s grass And begged of God my fears would pass. Once more I looked into the sky With hope that faith would guard my eye I prayed so hard and chance forgot That some have peace and some have not. I wished upon each falling star To reach for love but not too far I prayed that days would swiftly flee And timeless grace might bide with me. I wished so hard and then I saw A clearer view much as before Of all my flaws and then I knew Mistakes I‘ve made as we all do.