I sit silently by the river
The river of time
I have watched you
Days months seasons years
I have seen you struggle
I watched again as you cried
I watched you lose
I watched you win
I watched you build your house with
imperfect brick
I watched the doors when they open for you
I watched you close those same doors
Now dying in your bed you look and ask
Have you been here long
And I watch you die
I sit silently by the river
Watching

Jim

There will come a day, that phrase in itself holds a lot of meaning. The underlying theme in the poem is introspection. There will come a day “When your sun rises” is a metaphor for hope. Also the line “When you see things differently” means you have changed you look at things from a different point of view; you are evolving. “All your wars have been fought” these wars whether internal or external are finished now you can be at peace since this is the opposite of war. ” When you embrace the dark as well as the light” or as a zen saying goes “Invite your anger to tea” we need the contrast of both to be wholly honest with ourselves and others. “When you can come home” is another metaphor for becomming whole or balanced and at peace with one’s self and others.

There will come a day
When your sun rises

There will come a day
When you remember the sky

There will come a day
When you hold your hand out

There will come a day
When you find your smile

There will come a day
When you see things differently

There will come a day
When you embrace the dark as well as the light

There will come a day
When all your wars have been fought

There will come a day
When you can come home

The day is here

When we feel no pain
When desires are not
When love remembers us
When we help others
When we ask for help
When the skys give rain
When time is forgotten
When the taste of life is sweet
When we greet strangers with a smile
When we lose our head and find our heart

Jim Hawks

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Whether we are aware of it or not we are all chasing the spirit. There are times that things are not what they seem. Things that can’t be explained by science or logic, it’s these situations that lend themselves to believeing there is something more to this life than meets the eye. Miraculous healings, amazing feats of strength when needed. Fortelling with a hunch or intuition about a place or event. Dreams are said to be uncounscious; then why do they seem real and why can’t we hold on to them? These are the things the poem is asking us to think about. Read the poem again for more insights. Blessings Jim
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I hear calling and run to the door
but there is no one there

I hear beautiful singing but when I try to understand the words
The song disappears

I feel breezes blowing through me
but I can’t hold on to them

I see faces in the clouds but when I try to speak to them
They turn into clouds again

I smell the fresh scent of a just picked flower
Once picked the scent is soon gone

I see the curtain open to my worldly play
but the actors are all me

I close my eyes to sleep and dream
but when I awaken I have forgotten

Jim Hawks

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