INSPIRATION FOR ME

INSPIRATION FOR ME

The things that inspire me

As I go from day to day

Often go unobserved

By others on the way.

The parents of a sick child,

Who struggle and yet go on,

Wanting only what is best 

For their daughter or their son.

The children who are caring 

For aging parents who are ill,

Who now depend on them

Their empty lives to fill.

Those who work with Street Kids

Who join them in the gutter,

Listening to their story

And not a complaint they utter.

The twenty four hour Carer

For whom there is no respite,

No rest for them from weary chores

Yet they go on with the fight.

Those who feed the hungry,

Who also clothe and feed,

The victims of a violence

Which leaves such great need.

Those who nurse the sick

With a tender gentle touch,

Knowing that kind and caring hands

Matter very much.

Sunrises and sunsets inspire me,

As do majestic mountain views,

The river as she rushes by,

Flowers in pinks and blues.

But it is the people who inspire me

With their courage and their strength,

The fact that when challenged

They will go to any length.

They often put their lives on hold

To cherish and to care,

They live in ordinary houses

In cities everywhere.

They are ordinary people

Showing extraordinary care,

With a quiet sense of dignity

We see them everywhere.

© Linda J. Vaughan