The Song Of Life Poem by VO THI NHU MAI

If we knew spring would never return
To strum its notes along our wandering path
If we knew the journey would drift afar
If eternity called with a sudden breath

If we knew beauty could never be touched
Nor seen through deep brown eyes
If we knew those blue clouds in the heights
Were but a rain falling down with passion

If we knew life would bring grace and blessing
Or a simple lesson in a night of getting lost
If we knew our hearts could be fragile
If we knew sorrow could sing a tender lullaby

If we knew foamy waves carrying silent love
If we knew sunlight shining on brief blooms
If we knew presence is just a passing moment
The moment a rosebud resting upon our lips

If we knew the song of life itself
Could be a pain that healing never finds
If we knew joy in every word we write
An afternoon translates a lifetime into poetry

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