I Live Poem by William Lindenmuth

I learn to walk in the rain
Skipping through puddles of life
Getting my feet wet brings me joy
With every new experience
I learn how to look at stars
To sense the world in a different light
Wrapping myself in many colors
Creating a tapestry of what I am
I take in the essence of what is to be
Recalling that the past is what brought me here
Knowing that each day is not given
But merely a sweet and wonderful gift
I dream with my eyes wide open
With a mind that is never closed
I sleep with thoughts of yesterday
Awakening with new thoughts of enlightenment
I learn to walk in the sunshine
Moving through the darkness of night
Navigating through life's uncertainties
But certain of my own existence
I thrive from every sunrise
Absorbing rejuvenating rays of life
They radiate through me
And brighten the light in my eyes
I see with an open mind and vision
I touch with gentle fingers
I smile with inner warmth
I live through all things