Hope

Hope within my heart

In something yet unseen

If hope is finally realized

It’s hope that I don’t need

Is it gone forever

If one day hope is lost ?

Can it be grasped again

Or purchased, what’s the cost?

Like love or acts of kindness

Can you give it or receive?

Hope transferred by some means

To bring someone relief

If I could harness hope

I’d ride on angel's wings

And breathe it in each heart

A song of hope they’d sing

But hope, like what is hoped for is

Intangible, unseen

Can I hope for hope?

I hope for hope’s small seed

With my seed I’d start to sow

Planting fields of hope

Watering and caring as

I watched hope’s garden grow

I’d hope for sick and dying

That they would be made well

I’d hope for all the hungry

Satisfying meals

I’d hope for peace on earth

I’d hope for joyous hearts

I’d hope for no divorce

And families torn apart

I’d hope for grief to lift

From those in pain who suffer

I’d hope for two pink lines

All those longing to be mothers

I’d hope for safety, too

In work that’s dangerous

I’d hope for all the lonely

To find a love that lasts

I’d hope for restoration

For those who’ve been estranged

I’d hope for laughter too

In hearts so heavy weighed

I’d hope for better days

To lie ahead for all

I’d hope for all to know

That they’re loved, most of all