Life

What would we have done with the hours
without birds and flowers,
spring rain 

and summer showers,
or breezes and tree-bending winds;

respectably eroded towers,
compromising kin,
and everyday dreams and visions; 

the premises on which we stand; 

assumptions made,
hopes unfulfilled, broken promises; 
even so, regrets
for belatedly recognized mistakes;

enemies and hate: 
but still give thanks for our lives: 
the joys 

we would never have missed
had we never lived?

It’s weird. Go figure!