​Encouragement

the river flows past me
brown with silt
picked up from the bottom
leaves skimming across the top
 
sliding away
I sit on the bank
persuaded to look at life
in new and different ways
 
encouraged to throw my sorrows
into the moving water
so they can float away
concentrate on the good
 
wrap myself in the garb of hope
enjoy every minute that passes
love the life I have
 
 
Linda Fuchs