Like A Brook
Life is time of changing courses ,
Changing moods an altered will –
Like a brook that changes pathways
Through the woodlands ,fields and hills ;
It is time of changing values –
From beginning to its end –
Where we choose ,with growing wisdoms 
Newer courses ; better friends .
There are years of rushing splenders ,
Reckless thrills and lustful fonds ;
Times of tears that flood and threaten 
Loves of life and human bonds ;
Years of struggle – trail and error – 
When we reach for higher goals ,
Searching life for truth and comforts 
That are balm for heart and soul . 
Then there come the years of ebbing ,
In the quiet pool life , 
Where there are no rushing waters –
No demands of youth or strife ;
Graceful years  that hold no changes 
For our courses ,wills and ways –
Where the lord make calm the waters 
That precede our Judgement Day .
Jan Bagwell
 
 
 




