A Dark Cloud Coming

It is to be a glorious day

But as I watch the horizon

I notice a gray cloud from afar.

Maybe it will pass by?

Perhaps it will not fall on us?

Not being anxious but watching 

As it draws near,

There is a heaviness around

That remains unspoken.

How is it, that a joyful time

Can be so melancholy?

There is sadness 

And the sense of loss

Is everywhere.

Solomon said, there is a 

Season for all things.

So what is sweet and yet bitter? 

What is music without 

A dance?

Much to expect

But much more to hope for.

Smiles with sadness 

And tears with laughter.

A glorious day 

That sees a dark cloud 

Coming …

The cloud brought me

Tremendous blessings in

More family to love 

And children to teach and raise 

In the ways of the Lord!

Bigger Christmas dinners

And thankful Thanksgivings 

To share with my new family.

And grateful for the dark clouds

In my days ahead.

job leon