Hope is. . .

 

Seeing the finish line when you’re ready to drop,

The look of compassion in a hater’s eyes,

The color of white and gold marble,

A treaty signed by warring countries,

Knowing that you’ll wake up tomorrow,

A newborn babe,

A friendly smile and a hug,

A wedding band,

The sun rising on a new day,

A rocket being blasted into space,

A school where the future is unfolding,

A dream,

True Love, not this modern ‘I’ll love you as long as I feel like it,’

A poem,

A family going into the mountains and appreciating it,

A newborn condor or grizzly,

Reaching the top of the hill and still being able to see the other side,

A New Year’s party,

The future.

 

ã 1997 Janelle K. Vargas 

 

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