Stepping stones

Such is Life

I watched a star through my window last night

As it peeked from the shade of a tree

I wanted to see more of its twinkling light

But the dancing leaves hid it from me.

I focused my eyes on that certain spot

Till the whispering breeze allowed me to see

A few fleeting moments of that glimmer of light

Such brief encounters from behind that tree.

I waited and waited for an hour or two

It seemed like a lifetime was passing me by

But all I could catch was an infrequent glimpse

Just a random twinkle and I wanted to cry.

Why don’t those leaves just stop all their dancing?

Why don’t they let my star shine through

Move over, come out, show me it’s brilliance

I long for much more, just flashes won’t do.

I finally left my comfortable chair

(All it took was that minor decision)

Moved to a spot where the tree did not block

That star’s silver beam and my vision.

My star was now glowing, all in full view

Minus those shadows, it glistened so bright

If I had but moved when first I had spied it

I’d have basked in its beam the whole night!

How much like real life, this starlight, I thought

All the time that we waste while we wait

Instead of just moving on with our life

We sit and complain about fate.

We need only to move from the rut that we’re in

To find happiness that we’re yearning to feel

Let go of the past, reach our to the future

It’s there for the taking, it ours and its real!