Over the Rainbow: Poems from the Heart

Over the Rainbow

Life sometimes can seem so utterly mean

Things can happen that can destroy your self-esteem

People callously treat you with pure disdain

Till it is difficult one’s pride to retain

But circumstances are not written in stone

Actions of others have a way of losing their tone

How others treat you does not change your soul

Pride goeth before the fall when you are in control

For it is how you honestly feel about yourself

That determines your true immutable sense of worth

You must reach down deep inside yourself to extract the greatest prize

For residing deep within your soul your finest qualities are destined to arise

Life sometimes comes at you out of left field

Circumstances catch us off guard and we begin to reel

But that is why it’s always been called the game of life

Sometimes we’re down to the ninth inning at the pitcher’s site

We have no control over what the other team has or what the other team lacks

We just have to put on our glove and be prepared for whatever comes back

For life can come at you from any angle, at any speed or from any perspective

Our inner strength comes from being always proactive and spiritually introspective

Though life isn’t always easy, there is always a lesson to be gained

What might seem to be harsh and cruel could be building blocks to fame

For God let us know when he created the earth and then it to man bestowed

That love, happiness, and contentment, along with God are just over the rainbow.

Carolyn Jones-Carter