A Survivor's Credo

(and nature’s echo)

In spite of adversity, I will be

lavishly happy.

I won’t

bear the shame not mine.

I will not

punish myself

for the ugliness of another.

And, I will see

the goodness of the Lord

in the land of the living.

sunshine on wildflowers,

creek beds rippling coolly—

a doe bends, sips

                       

she sighs heavily, light

with the headiness

of goodness after rain

© 2016 Jennifer Wagner