Jovial Finale

This was the closing poem of my first book. At the time I just thought it was a good way to end the book. That was in 1988.

In the spring of 2009 it was read as a closing benediction at a Catholic writer's conference I attended. Looking back on it I can see it was pretty spiritual.



Jovial Finale


Laughter became tears.
Order became chaos.
Lost but not alone.

Guided by love.
I found my way
out of darkness and misery.

Calculated order has been
restored. My sense of
accomplishment has been worth
the struggle. Life goes on
and so will I.