HOPING N COPING

Sometimes we wonder
as we our daily lives pursue
just what it is all about -
most try to do their best
to cope with daily problems
that confront them
day in and day out -
yet, despite our best efforts
we often only have partial success,
due mainly to circumstances
extraneous, unexpected, unplanned,
causing us much instant duress -
those who with calmness,
resolve, adaptability are blessed,
fare better in resolving
problems, frustrations complex -
while others may grieve, despair,
lash out, follow false paths
that lead them nowhere -
one can only surmise
that our human traits of
persistence and hope,
of belief and faith,
will ultimately turn the tide,
making that which caused us
discomfort, suffering, pain
to be overcome, so that we can
once more resume our normal lives.

 

Herbert Holzbauer
© February 2003

Midi: "Color My World"
(Chicago)

Art: "Hope"
Artist: Nicolai Orduyan