The following piece is written for Carry on Tuesday on the prompt, "After all, tomorrow is another day.", the last six words of Margaret Mitchell's original novel "Gone with the wind".
These six words made me write the poem for the two most important ladies in my life. My mum and grandmum.
Each one is an epitome of patience and optimism!
I'm in absolute awe of their ability to face all problems and obstacles in life with a smile on their beautiful faces. Absolute awe!
When the darkness of gloom and despair,
Engulfs her without a sign of repair,
Her smile shines through it akin a ray,
As she beams, "After all, tomorrow is another day".
When the curse of anger endeavours,
To crush her under its devastating favours,
Her control turns it onto blessing's way,
As she says, "After all, tomorrow is another day".
When the evil power of failure,
Tries to make her feel inferior,
Her optimism rises above its play,
As she exclaims, "After all, tomorrow is another day".
When the barbs of shattering pain,
Pierce her heart and with agony, stain,
Her tolerance cuts and throws them away,
As she gestures, "After all, tomorrow is another day".
To every attack of Negativity,
Be it extreme or with brevity,
All she says with a hey and a yay,
Is, "After all, tomorrow is another day"! :)
Sometimes it is so difficult to remember when all seems so lost but, yes, there is always the hope of tomorrow. Well penned!
ReplyDeleteYea, that's the thing that keeps us going. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the appreciation and glad you stopped by. :)
Phew, I love the way you use the prompt words as a kind of mantra!
ReplyDeleteAh! Thanks! :)
DeleteThey are kind of mantra indeed. And very powerful too. :)