DAY AFTER DAY

As a leaf renews its freshness every dawn –

through radiant dew, its greenness sustained –

I leave each slumber as though newly born,

For every mom, Your steadfast love is gained!

I may still have a long way to travel,

and sidetracks are possible here and there;

I guess, for me to say that I am able,

nature's constant rebirth, I must consider.

Thus, I am to take one step at a time

and regard each good stride as a blessing;

As my last end seems a faint . . . distant chime,

let each day with You arrest my longing.

Why should I look that far and feel empty

with every care that poses to dismay

when time’s transcended by Your reality?

Yes, You are surely with me, day after day!

philip briana

July 11, 1991