☆°▪︎ BEYOND THE TURN (THERE WILL STILL BE LOVE) ▪︎°☆

You

have

.

t

o

.

keep

going . . .

.

.

.

 ~ you

have

.

t

o

.

keep

going . . .

.

.

.

because

you

.

j

u

s

t

.

never

know

.

w

h

a

t

.

might

happen . . .

.

.

.

o

r

when

.

i

t

.

might

happen . . .

.

.

.

o

r

how

beautiful

.

i

t

.

might

.

b

e

.

when

.

i

t

.

happens . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

when

.

y

o

u

.

arrive,

.

y

o

u

.

might

.

j

u

s

t

.

find

.

a

.

n

e

w

.

reason

.

t

o

.

smile . . .

.

.

.

 ~ a

.

n

e

w

.

reason

.

t

o

.

warmly

wipe

.

t

h

e

.

joy

.

f

r

o

m

.

your

eyes . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

come

.

t

o

.

realize

there

.

i

s

.

more . . .

.

.

.

 ~ so

much

more

.

t

o

.

a

.

life,

beyond

.

t

h

a

t

.

point

.

i

n

.

time,

when

.

o

n

e

.

mourns,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

then

cries

away

.

t

h

e

.

hours . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

turns

away

.

f

r

o

m

.

the

light . . .

.

.

.

 ~ beyond

.

t

h

a

t

.

point

.

i

n

.

time,

when

.

o

n

e

.

mourns,

.

a

n

d

.

turns

away

.

f

r

o

m

.

the

light,

that

.

w

a

s

.

there

.

a

l

l

.

the

time . . .

.

.

.

 ~ that

.

w

a

s

.

there

.

a

l

l

.

the

time . . .

.

.

.

because

there’s

.

s

o

.

much

more

.

t

o

.

a

.

life . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

it

won’t

.

b

e

.

half

.

a

s

.

lovely . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

it

won’t

.

b

e

.

half

.

a

s

.

nice . . .

.

.

.

i

f

you’re

.

n

o

t

.

there . . .

.

.

.

 ~ if

you’re

.

n

o

t

.

there

.

t

o

.

share

.

t

h

e

.

highlights . . .

.

.

.

 ~ if

you’re

.

n

o

t

.

there

.

t

o

.

dance

across

.

t

h

e

.

stars

.

o

f

.

the

shimmering

sky . . .

.

.

.

 ~ if

you’re

.

n

o

t

.

there

.

t

o

.

sing

beneath

.

t

h

e

.

dreamy,

dazzling

delight . . .

.

.

.

 ~ if

you’re

.

n

o

t

.

there

.

t

o

.

shine

your

.

o

w

n

.

divine

lamplight

.

u

p

o

n

.

each

.

o

f

.

these

wondrous

times . . .

.

.

.

. . . (and more) . . .

.

.

.

s

o

please

.

j

u

s

t

.

keep

going,

because

.

y

o

u

.

never

know

what

.

y

o

u

.

might

find . . .

.

.

.

 ~ you

never

know

what

.

y

o

u

.

might

find . . .

.

.

.

that

warms,

glimmers,

.

a

n

d

.

glows . . .

.

.

.

further

on

.

d

o

w

n

.

the

road . . .

.

.

.

 ~ further

on

.

d

o

w

n

.

the

road . . .

.

.

.

s

o

hold

.

y

o

u

r

.

head

up,

.

a

n

d

.

try

.

t

o

.

look

above . . .

.

.

.

f

o

r

beyond

.

t

h

e

.

turn,

there

.

w

i

l

l

.

still

.

b

e

.

love . . .

.

.

.

There

.

w

i

l

l

.

still

.

b

e

.

love . . .

.

.

.

There

.

w

i

l

l

.

still

.

b

e

.

love . . .

.

.

.

There

.

w

i

l

l

.

still

.

b

e

.

love . . .

.

.

.

because

there’s

.

s

o

.

much

more

.

t

o

.

a

.

life,

beyond

.

t

h

e

.

cries . . .

.

.

.

beyond

.

t

h

e

.

turning

away

.

f

r

o

m

.

the

light . . .

.

.

.

 ~ beyond

.

t

h

e

.

turning

away

.

f

r

o

m

.

the

light . . .

.

.

.

that

was . . .

.

.

.

is . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

always

.

w

i

l

l

.

be,

there,

.

m

y

.

dear . . .

.

.

.

time,

after

time,

after

time,

after

time,

after

time.

Reflection: This was an inspiration/hope-themed poem I wrote back in November of 2019 to inspire people to keep going – even when things seem so dim. Because there might come a time when things become wonderful or that you contribute to something or others in such a way that you would have been glad to have experienced them and sorry to have missed them. I played the wonderful song “Planets” by Emily Haines in the background to create the “moodset” for the poem. If you listen to the song at low volume while reading this poem, you might better get the “feel” of it. This poem was also inspired by the wonderful gem of a movie which really moved me: “A Single Man.”