Farewell Poem by Jo Lynn Ehnes

Farewell despair, I bid you, flee,
My grim, destructive enemy.
For love looks on with out-stretched hand
Awaiting my defensive stand;
     Depression, drown in calm's deep sea!

O Light, shine bright, I reach for thee
From this cold world of misery.
I'll follow to the healing land.
     Farewell despair.

I see the fruit-filled living tree
And taste the gift - serenity.
Now I've escaped from hate's command;
I feel the roots of peace expand.
Instilled with hope, my spirit's free.
     Farewell despair. Farewell.