Poem – Hope

The totem animal for hope is a beautiful bird.
One with glorious feathers that are edged in the absurd.
That is because hope is not a rational thing.
It is a dream that desires to find its wings.

Hope is a song that continues in our head.
It is a tune that lives even when we are in bed.
It becomes a lullaby to soothe our soul.
It is a tune that loops, but is never old.

Hope can be a storm that intends to carry us away.
It removes us from places that hold only fear and dismay.
Hope gives everything it has to lift us up.
It asks for nothing because hope is always enough.

~Suzanne Wagner~