BEYOND TOMORROW
Face forward into a windy day and listen
Feel the sun upon your face and dream
Watch the clouds and learn to change
Look to a starry night and know light even in darkness
Gaze upon fields of wheat and see the gold
Go barefoot on a stony path and dance
Watch the trees in the forest and learn to see
Look upon mountains high and know the nobility in a blade of grass
Hear thunder on a stormy day and feel the power
Feel rain drops fall upon your face and drink
Watch lightening cross the sky and learn to strive
Look into the heavens and know the magnificence of you
Listen to the ocean waves and hear the siren’s song
Feel the sand beneath your feet and run
Watch birds fly and learn to soar
Look to the horizon and know infinity
See life as one brand new so that you will remember
That you have come and gone before
And delight in all you see that you may learn
To look beyond tomorrow that you may know forever
By K. Demers Dowdall
Copyright 2002
Pen & Paper 
This is wonderful, Karen. It read in a magical way like a romantic spell or a child’s wonder. The painting featured in your header is gorgeous too.
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Lanie Anne, Thank you so much! And, with your poetic genius, I am deeply honored. Again, Thank you. Karen
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This poem is both lovely and wonderful; it is a glorious affirmation of life and of experiencing the wonder of the world.
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Thank so much for liking my poem. It is greatly appreciated.
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