Taste of Sunshine
Can I offer you a taste of sunshine
In the darkness of winter
To lift your eyes heavenward
I know that even if the clouds
Cover the sky
The sun still shines
Even if the rain falls
The sun still shines
Even if the ground mourns
The sun still shines
If you can break free
And soar you will see beyond
The ordinary and into a future
That is happening now
It doesn’t negate your reality
But instead helps you to know
That it is only the lens through which you currently see
And on days like these, it’s an achievement to keep looking
Thoughts
Winter can feel like hard work in England. Dark, wet, cold, miserable. Yet we carry on. Today’s poem is about that particular British tendency.
This t-shirt is the same poem but better. Wish I was on that beach.
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