My dear friend, but for clouds in your eyes; <br /> <br />The sun failed to rise. But rise it did today, <br /> <br />Just as it always has and always will. <br /> <br />The sunshine and light you seek is not to be found <br /> <br />Even on the fairest of days, but rather it can be found <br /> <br />In the heart, where your Joy has retreated for protection <br /> <br />For a safe haven given its constant overexposure. <br /> <br />You give joy with every kind act you perform, and <br /> <br />With every smile you so freely provide to all, <br /> <br />Yet the one thing you are missing in your life <br /> <br />Is a true love of your very own. You search for this love <br /> <br />In the morning sun, when perhaps the lover you seek <br /> <br />Can be found standing in an evening rain, <br /> <br />His eyes beaming with the love he brings… <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />T.S.2009 ©<br /><br />Ted Sheridan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/for-a-friend-in-time-of-her-constant-sorrow/
