ten thousand joys,
both small and big,
sit behind my lips,
in the crinkled crowsfeet
corners of my eyes
and fizz, fizz, fizz....
like sherberted,
fireworks,
within my brain.
ten thousand sorrows,
curve my spine,
scratch at my heart,
and sit as,
tears unshed...
in brimming dams,
behind my eyes.
ten thousand hopes
rush like oxygen
along ...
the arteries and veins.
ten thousand wrong decisions,
grind at my joints...
and make my knees,
click and pop,
in this muggy weather.
ten thousand right decisions
stare back at me
from your eyes
so like mine....
and make me...
count the joys,
forget the sorrows,
live the hopes....
and strive..
to make the best decisions
i can....
and forgive those that,
i have stuffed up...
ten thousand...
i love you's,
will never be enough.
Written for my son Tod.
Inspired by the writing of Jack Kornfeild;
We are all beset in our lifes,
by ten thousand joys
and ten thousand sorrows.
Open your eyes
and become a witness
to the mystery of incarnation.
Let your story move on.
It is never too late.
Open your eyes...and see...
life differently...
Jack Kornfeld...