Shadows cast by cemetery trees
A shallow chill breeze reaches bone
We shake uncontrollably
The sense of being alone, and then followed
By a figure unknown to all
We fall, as we struggle to run away
A deadly delay, as in a film’s chaotic music blaring
Someone is staring at us, the end rapidly coming soon
So far from … the promise of crowns and bloom
The promise of crowns and bloom
Coins and dollars fall through the cracks
A weekly attack of envelopes and bills
We are filled with lack and emptiness
The treadmill, incessant and relentless, moves
And moves
Time, money and hope we lose
The pace slows, drags and then quickens
We are sickened by the stomach ache
For God’s sake, will relief and respite arrive soon?
In a promise of crowns and bloom
The promise of crowns and bloom
The promise was there at the very start
When once upon a time there was only a heart
And clouds and sky that ruled from above
Guiding with a graceful hand of love
The shining of the sun off the surface of the moon
And the ever-present promise of crowns and bloom
But now as grown-ups we sense the dread
Of the dead, and dying, and those with disease
Begging please – show us a path beyond all of this
A hug, a kiss, an embrace of family with friendly face
The glory of a crown worn only by a winner
Not sinners whose loss they are never without
A shout, a cheer for the truth we hold dear
The dropping of a tear, down the cheek of the humble
Beyond the crumbling hope, a flowering blossom boon
Here to fulfill the promise of crowns and bloom
The promise was there at the very start
When once upon a time there was only a heart
And clouds and sky that ruled from above
Guiding with a graceful hand of love
It has never altered in the eons of time
Found in the reflection of the caring and kind
Do not forgo or forget what is true
The unseen crown that you wear and the light within you
The dawn after dark, it will be here so very soon
Hark, you will see – the promise of crowns and bloom
The promise of crowns and bloom
JAE - Copyright © 2017
