Poem Of A Lifetime

I hope it's spring that I'll first see
The naked light of day ,
When God may grant me one more life
To wash my sins away .

And pray , I do , my first few years
Are filled with love and care .
And hope , I do , my mom and dad
Will always be right there .

I wish that when I come to be
A teenage soul again ,
I hope that I may find someone
To someday be my friend .

And when I get to be grown up ,
A woman , or a man ;
I hope to love each one as much
As any other can .

And then if I , when older still ,
Find fortune and/or fame ;
I pray that I shall not forget
When friends might call my name .

And if , by chance , the winds of life
Bring sorrows to my door ;
I hope that I'll not turn from Him
As I have done before .

It's then , when I have lived enough
To know His name to call ;
I may just come to see my life
As worthwhile after all .

And just before I make my way
To that celestial shore ;
I hope that God will say , 'Enough ,
You shall return no more .'

GREENWOLFE 1962