Concerns... Poem by Betty Jo Hilger

I wonder
Where will my children be when I am gone?
Who will they be when they have grown?
What will they do...
When will they love...
Will they have friends or be alone?

I wonder
How will they measure up within the world?
Humbly...
Lovingly...
Serene and in control?
Will any of my lessons taught have been absorbed?
Will they remember me as loving them...
Or just as 'Hard'...?

What will guide their hearts throughout the day?
A higher power...
Or whatever whim should flutter by?
So many questions flit the fringes of my mind...
Snagging at my peace long left behind...
And in each fleeting moment such as this...
I seek to find the cure within my quest...
the hope...
the love...
the dream...
the smile...
And lift a prayer they'll turn to 'Him'
... To Live...

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