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From Sorrow To Acceptance

From Sorrow to Acceptance -By Frances Ayers

 

On sorrows'wings I journeyed to a land where I had never been.

Each loss was undiscovered country,landscapes I had never seen,mountains I had never climbed.

 

I had taken a journey past familiar landmarks I missed, and memories that were past.I had buried the familiar stories and neglected the happiness,which lay buried deep beneath the earth,only now and then pushing to the surface.

 

I drank from bitter springs and sat among the weeds,neglecting to seperate them from the flowers.

Beheld only the sunsetting but forgot the beauty in each new day.

 

When I had shed enough tears,I remembered the laughter echoing in the valley and heard the birds chirping a new song.

 

I saw the sun reflecting on the water.

and instead of weeds,I saw flowers. Where there were empty patches of dirt,I saw seedlings and the possibility of new beginnings.

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