The Brighter Side Of Life Poem by RIC BASTASA

think of the laughter of the children
not the weepings of the widows
the blooming of the flower
not the wilting of the leaves
the shooting stars in the galaxies
not the blackholes or the death of stars

plunge into the sea of life and take
the best swim
see the bright colors of the corals and
the fish hiding in the rocks and stones

in the war of our words let us the ceasefire
we're dining and in the middle of things is this red flower
let us wonder about the redness of life
and set aside the blackness of the night