Resolve
Blue melancholy stalks today
To wheedle me with sulking voice
But rather than to fall its prey
I instead resolve to rejoice
And celebrate this blessed life,
Obliging not this day’s brief plight
But honoring so little strife
Through years of gladness and delight.
October 21, 2016
Contest No. 226 any form-any theme with max of 12 lines
Brian Strand
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