Watch the Horizon

Life, they say, is much smarter

When we live in the present and

Learn from the past.

But this ship moves incessantly forward

With no clue to how long

The voyage may last.

 

So, we watch the horizon

For sails and for shore,

Watch the sky for the birds on the wing,

Bless the bounty below and

Thank God up above

For the hope opportunity brings.

 

But perilous waters on tossed stormy seas

Give pause and are cause for alarm,

So, the vigil we keep

As we traverse the deep

Is the passport to keep us from harm.

 

Hence, we live in the moment

Enjoying the warm,

But we watch the horizon

To weather the storm.