Not to stop till day is done

Rev. Jeffrey Symynkywicz, September 21, 2008

Sometimes I yearn for sleep and rest,
times alone on some deserted shore;
times when all the action fades, all chores
are done, all responsibilities handed on
for others to take care of.

But I know that time will come at last,
when there will be unending sleep,
rest eternal, and plenty of time to do
nothing but contemplate in wonder
all that I have been and done and loved.

So for now the yearning must give way
for greater joys of rising to greet each day;
of seizing time and making it my own,
binding all the ties of love and work and home
into one coherent masterwork eyes can see.

And if there’s never enough time to do it all,
so be it; I have lived; I have been part
of this holy, earthly symphony
whose tune is life, whose joy is now,
whose greatest call is not to stop ‘til day is done.

jbs
9/6/00          9/21/08

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