Willing To Try

I came upon the sunlight
On a cloudy afternoon in the park
She stood there with her eyes wide
A little innocent work of art

I heard voices all around me
But they couldn’t break her heavenly spell
She said to plunge deeper
To find a clearing in the muddied well

On again, off again
[End a day, and begin?]
More hellos than goodbyes
Always be willing to try, try, willing to try

Another generation
Snuck up on me like a bumblebee
To pollinate the flowers
I took solace in so frequently

Suddenly, times are changed
Forcing you to rearrange
The remnants of a former life
Always be willing to try, try, willing to try, willing to try

If I stand still here long enough
My struggles will blow away with the wind
And yes, they may drift on back to me
But I know it’ll be all right, it’ll be all right
Yes I know it’ll be all right

She ran out of the sunlight
Into the cradle of her mother’s arms
I held steady to the feeling
I knew would keep me safe from harm

With reminders all around me
I have only to open my heart
Allow the complications
To be inevitably taken apart

On again, off again
[End a day, and begin?]
More hellos than goodbyes
Always be willing to try, try, willing to try, willing to try, willing to try