My Soul As the Day

Oh there is one place that dwells deep within It warms up the sun as each new day begins It's a wellspring of essence, the aspect of id All things that have guided since I was a kid From deep, shines that spirit, alit as the day With a noonday sun luster to fluster the fray My feet on its path from sunup's first spark Still it scatters a shadow, a comfort of dark It sees me thru day as sun 'cross the vault It shelters thru darkest of storms to a fault It lets heaven weep to give hope and inspire And thru winter's cold I stay warm by its fire But this life is precious because it thus ends Like lovers and lullabies and childhood friends Each day's filled with glory, adventure and light Yet moonlight and stars only shine in the night Someday all my stories will dance on the sky And color each sunset as evening draws nigh When, like the day dying to set the gloam free My soul, as those sunsets, slips into the sea. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Completely Your Choice 3, Any Form, Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Completely Your Choice (3) Any Theme Any Form" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Slipping Soul Sunsets Into The Sea" Poetry Contest, Chantelle Anne Cooke, Judge & Sponsor.