This Light Dappled Day

What will we do on this light dappled day?

What shall we do my friend?

What will we do with this light dappled day,

Knowing that dappled days end?

Let’s love to the fullest, my darling friend.

Let’s love from the depths of our heart.

Let them say when this dappled day comes to its end

That we did even more than our part.

That we drank the sweet sunlight

That we danced in the breeze,

That we gave all we had- then gave more

That we sang at the top of our lungs in the night

That our home had an open door…

For dear one, I remind you that dappled days end,

And the sunshine retreats to his bed

Even so, there is hope, my sweetest dear friend

There’s no reason to give in to dread.

As the dapples grow dimmer, and the sunbeams recede

There’s a secret I want to impart

Tho’ the night skies come quickly and cold settles deep

The warmth will remain in your heart

So live life to the fullest

Give all that you have

Today is a gift with an end

Knowing that, my dear one, I must ask you again:

What will we do today, friend?

Tracy Byrd Dickerson, 2013©