There is beauty in the pain, 
And brilliance borders the insane,      
No night can stop the breaking dawn 
Nor rivers dammed from flowing on. 

We bravely swim in life’s high tide
With brash resolve we catch our stride
For as it rises so it falls
No sense in building barrier walls.

There’s never gold without some dross
And never flourish without loss
And broken chords oft guilds our love
For music too can boost resolve. 

Yes, there is beauty in our pain
So take the brush and with firm hand
With hope and courage, heart though sore
On canvas spread, bold brush the more.

          - Laurie Barber, December 2018