the morning
holds promise
that the night
can fulfill
hope
limping along
between joy
and despair
stands hope
limping along
toward tomorrow
ah sunshine
ah sunshine
my arms ache
for your warmth
come fill me
sunshine
I am open
waiting for you
hope in the heart
rise in the mornings
hope in the heart
a second a third chance
to overcome the obstacles
we stumbled against
in our yesterdays
hope erases
light creeps
into morning
as hope
erases
the darkness
that came
before
in my head
I talk
and talk
to you
in my head
and wait
hoping
for an answer
so long
so long so long
the coming of morning
so long so long
the lingering of night
where is where is
that glow on hillsides
where is where is
the hopes the dreams
ahead
the sun peeks out
from behind the clouds
crowding the sky
with the promise
of a better day
ahead
and like the sun
my heart peeks out
from behind the debris
cluttering the past
with the hope
of a better life
ahead
remembering a San Francisco New Year’s long ago and balloons: for Little Chuck & Big Chuck
hope rises
like it’s supposed to
a balloon
floating
toward heaven
our eyes cannot see
but it is there
above us
keeping dreams
alive
definition: hope
just
around the corner
over
the next hill
Leonard Durso 