Long Faithsilver Poems

Staying Strong

Always expect the unexpected. 
Don't be shocked by a surprise. 
Sometimes our nonchalant complacency 
presents a new gift in disguise. 

The future we had planned for 
isn't always whats in store, 
but for each lost opportunity 
we'll find another door. 

We will find a way of coping 
when we thought we never could. 
What seemed at first so negative 
can be transformed into 'good'. 

The seed of faith grows hardier; 
the weakness becomes strong 
and soon what first seemed 'gloom and doom' 
sings a much more hopeful song. 

Inside each grey and blustery cloud 
there lies a silver seed of hope. 
It nestles in the misery and 
grows to help us cope. 

It blossoms into friendship 
we never knew was there; 
it blooms when people 'rally round' 
and show they really care. 

So, don't be shocked by life's surprises. 
Don't let them knock you to the ground. 
Let the bellow of the storm die down 
and hear the tinkling silver sound