Another Turn Around the Sun

he Grace of Endings, The Hope of Beginnings

AI-generated with text of poem below - Christopher Saleh

Another turn around the sun,

A quiet pause, the journey done.
At least this part, this stretch of days,

This winding path, this tangled maze.
I’ve laughed in rooms where light would pour,

And cried behind a silent door.
I’ve climbed to peaks I thought too steep,

And whispered prayers in restless sleep.
I’ve loved and lost, and dared again,

Found shelter in the pouring rain.
The bittersweet, the joy,

The ache, each memory, a mark I take.
Not every chapter sang with grace.

Not every scar has left no trace.
But still I stand, through joy and strife,

A mosaic stitched from threads of life.
And as another year draws near,

I face it not with dread, but cheer.
For every breath, for all I’ve done,

I’m grateful for this rising sun.

• Christopher Saleh