Increasing Circles Poem by Margaret Alice Second

With neutral mien and happy heart I entered
the office ready to face what life bequeaths to
me, but a 43-page document pitched up to test
my faith in Pilgrim's Progress on earth & Hope
left my heart while poor Faith hung her head &
Wisdom's stern expression turned to stone -

Only LOVE, love for my colleagues who face the
same dark stream of challenges, remained at my
side - her halo bright and face turned up with the
sweet expression I adore so much: with my spirit
depressed I tackled the job at hand which isn't all
that difficult - I only need to tune my mental radio

To a positive broadcasting station where physical
limitation does not affect hormones and dopamine
doesn't leave the brain just when the cells need it
most, where the joyful taste of caramel, chocolate
and home-made toffee stays in the mouth forever
and happiness lives in the heart regardless; I wish

It were easy to change my energy alignment after
eating so much bread during the weekend, I wish
I could manually reset my brain & ban all allergies
from my body - but let me not waste time, there's
work to be done and the constriction of muscle &
veins will let up sometime - then the sunshine of

The joy of just being alive, breathing and singing,
will open my eyes to the beauty in everything we
hear and see, the harmony of life spinning in the
increasing circles of eternity…