A Long Walk

There are days

     when all that 

     can be done is

     put one foot

          in front of the other

     knowing

     tomorrow

          it all begins again.

There are days

     when it is all

     we can do

          to keep picking them 

          up and putting them

          down as fast as we can

          just to keep from falling

          forward onto our faces.

There are days

     when the steps 

     are lonely

          the journey

          solo

     the fog

          thick.

There are days

     when the steps

     are light

     the company 

          wondrous

     the journey

          nothing but 

          fantastic dance.

Oh Lord

     in all these days

     these long walks

          short runs

               mad dances

let me

     walk

          run

               dance

     with You.