Strength

For the gales shall keep lashing.

for the storms shall be frequenter,

for the winds shall be poignant

and words, hurting

we shall have to be strong!

For behind our smiles there’s a prayer,

for a dream preludes every day,

for there’s always a tear rolled for each other –

we have got to be strong!

Each day’s a new beginning

and each moment – lifetime:

every moment we’ve longed to be

cared for, held and loved

by each other;

we shall be strong to live and love!

For each day’s trying, every moment a test,

we’ve got to be patient, committed and confident:

for we shall have to win,

for each time we’ve got to beat the obstacles,

we shall have to be stronger always

than ever before!

For God wishes us to be strong

to dare the gales,

For He’s made is to face the storms, 

for the gloom shall have to pass,

for a bright morning awaits us

we shall have to be strong!

© Sashikant Mohanty