HARD TIMES

Oh how very refreshing it is
To slip out of the doldrums
Of fear, doubt, uncertainty,
To deeply inhale the spirits
Devoted to hope, aspiration,
Confidence and self reliance.

Yes, within us dwell the resources
Enabling us to call upon, to rally
The physical, emotional, spiritual
Strength, fortitude and resolutions
Dispelling negative, unwanted ideas,
Bringing forth a new, refreshing day.

Seize this opportunity
Do not let it evaporate
Capture it be tenacious
Imprint it in your mind
Engrave it in your heart
Retain it, do not let it part.

Herbert Holzbauer
© March 2009

Midi: “Bronze Silber und Gold”
(Wolfgang Petry)
(www.geld-fuers-nichtstun.de)

Graphic: „Hard Times“
Author and Illustrator: Charles Dickens
Wood Engraving: Harry French
Image scanned by: Philip V. Allingham
(www.victorianweb.org)