Life Is (sonnet)

 

Life's a race where there are no clear winners,

Life's a test, but no one has the answer.

There are no experts, only beginners.

Nobody knows why people get cancer.

Life's a game that sometimes has no rules.

Life's a journey that doesn't have an end.

The players in this act all seem like fools,

You're lucky if in life you find one friend.

Life's a gamble where you don't know the odds.

Life is a road for which there is no map.

Sometimes there aren't even clues from God

And it seems like life is just a mishap.

Whatever you do, don't think of leaving.

Just keep on trying and keep on breathing,

As a Fire (Sonnet)

I love you as a fire that burns so deep, 

It cannot be put out by storm or sea.

A love so strong, it calls me in my sleep

And beckons me to dream of you with me. 

I love you, though I don't know why I do,

Or why I feel the things you make me feel.

I find myself daydreaming about you

And praying that this love we share is real.

I love you, though I don't know for how long

I'll get to hold you in these arms of mine.

Your love is like a gentle, soothing song

That echoes in my soul most of the time.

Your eyes, your smile, your touch, your hail, your smell --

Which of these things are best, I cannot tell.