Gateways to life

your despair intertwines like the roots of a tree

that cling to one another in sustaining

the weight and strength of branches spiralling

your strain which quakes in the weariness

of a long and suffered pathway but

at the same time filled

with so much joy

solace will come in the lull

of the flowing of the river of a lifetime

full of virtues and examples

of kindness towards so many

relax open your arms and float

down the calm river that

will take you to love

© Anne M. Moor