Eternal Hope....Sustaining....My Soul Poem by James B. Earley

Appreciating whatever comes my way
.....At the end....of the day.....
Life and living 'tis the treasure I hold
....Though difficult sometimes
I've.....a satisfied mind...
Contentment...sustaining my soul

There've been joys and sorrows
....I look.....to the morrow
With anticipation of greater things to come
....My faith....in mankind
Despite negative signs....
That future....no longer...seems glum

If in holding each other's hands
....Then collectively we'll stand
As one people....proudly...we'll speak
....It'll be there on our faces
This hodgepodge...of races...
Though...once deemed....eternally bleak

I know it's within us
...Indeed...this is my trust
That thought....the treasure I hold
Though difficult sometimes
...I've a satisfied mind
Eternal hope....sustaining my soul