The growing understanding <br /> we are who we are not who <br /> we used to be <br />The joys the warmth of our love <br /> and honesty <br />Our hearts would shine like the <br /> sun breaking thru clouds of gloom <br />Permanently shining in <br /> a place place where birds chirp flowers <br /> bloom <br />Birds chirp flowers bloom <br />Children run and play <br />Laughing thru each <br />summer's day <br />Dogs drag their owners around parks and <br />streets <br />While owners reward with toys and <br />treats <br />Groups of teens with gleaming eyes <br />a giggle and a grin <br />Flirt flashing teeth and do <br />it all over again <br />My heart thinks of you <br />of all the future smiles for us there <br />of all the experiences we have yet to share <br />In our hearts there would be no <br />empty space left for gloom <br />Our love would make every season <br />permanent summer where birds <br /> chirp and the flowers bloom<br /><br />Nicholas McDonough<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/gloom-fades-to-bloom-may-20th-2003/
