So long the journey

So long the journey, so tired the traveler, so weary the spirit

One does what one has to,

what we believe

The struggles we know,

hardships we face,

when we'd rather go curl up in a darkened corner

and perhaps take a moment and cry

We struggle us all

through thick and thin

the challenges bear down

with little respite

we grow weary of the struggle

and tired, so tired

We wish 

for rain 

for relief

for a breeze of cooling comfort

for the sun to set and the heat to die down

for the sweetness of the head lying softly on a pillow

and welcoming the good night's sleep

and the rise of an early sun

a new day

fresh with chance

With this coming new day 

wish is for hope to rain down upon us 

as a cooling summer storm

and fresh the smell of the earth the rain brings

and the clouds billowing across the sky

near earth they are almost to touch

and drift as the wind carries them on

Oh relief for the weary mind

beauty has its solace