EVER WONDER...A POEM

To commemorate the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, I give you this poem originally written to my boss, Janey, as a source of comfort for the loss of her mother. Though she did not suffer loss at the hands of this atrocity, we all wonder why. Remember...
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Ever wonder why dandelions are a delight to a child, but a nuisance to a gardener?
Or why Winter is too cold for some and to the earth is a time of peaceful ponder?
Ever wonder why a creative soul can find anything on a messy desk
But to a “neat nick,” it’s chaos waiting to happen and there’s no time for rest?
And then ever wonder why the good ones die young with vibrancy to spare
And the curmudgeon hangs on to complain and gripe with dreams that go nowhere?

Well, I may not know the right answers to the simple or complex
And I may not understand the times and the roles that play out next.
All I know is that life has purpose in itself and God’s plans may appear tough
And though it’s never quite understood right not, it will be soon enough.
Winters come, yet Spring arrives to lessen the heavy load
And dandelions will grow amidst the blooms of wonders untold.

And if you ever wonder why stuff seems to happen and pain appears
Just know the wonder is in the delight of life – its joy, its laughs, its tears.
And if you ever wonder why chaos has a way of ruling out in the end
Just know there’s a time and place and order to embrace this pain we’re in.
The answers are not only blowing in the wind as the songwriter once confessed
But our lives are a beauty to behold and just leave God to wonder about the rest.