Living's Hymn

Make the most of moment measure

Feel the notes that glance and glim

Composing with tick-tock treasure

The lyrics of Living’s Hymn

Trace the tempo of an hour

With far more than fingertips

Bury your face in dawn’s flower

Linger where departure drips

Wear wonder like ballet slippers

Twirl across time’s ballroom floor

Orchestral arrangements quiver

With what soon will be no more

Leap where faith turns fear to flying

Scale the heights of happiness

Keep the melody from dying

Dredge the deeps of thankfulness

Write a love song full of fumbles

Dust your knees off when you trip

Life is a dance full of stumbles

Sing with joy and cherish it

© Janet Martin