Zoom in for the best clarity! Every day brought sadness, so few ever brought pleasure That she woke or got out of bed, regret she could not measure To leave the circus, what others called life Was all she thought of, by day and by night Having become wary of life and continually giving She decided it best, to give up and cease living Not a reward in her job, or the love of a man Nor children she birthed to hold in her hands Youth fleeting, love unfounded, hope fleeting She stood in the pit angrily pleading That the dirt should fall in, encasing her there This life brought no joy, she could no longer bear The moonlight swept wide as morning grew near She woke with the sun and the birds singing could hear From the dirt she arose to a future still uncertain Yet for another day, there would be no final curtain Days drew along but gradually lightened One day she realized her outlook had brightened Then one day came love, and a partner for life A handsome young man that made her his wife Soon followed children, first two girls then one happy boy She found the career as mother she wanted, full of great joy She can never imagine all those days in her past She so desperately wanted each one to be last Sometimes things change for the better, sometimes they don't. Nobody knows where the next curve in the road leads, but will we ever know if we elect not to follow it? Sometimes hope springs eternal, sometimes it fades away to smouldering coals. The one thing to remember is that as long as there is something still smouldering, it can always come back to being a roaring fire. Have a wonderful evening.