NEW BEGINNINGS


A new life and new friends,
A beginning always follows an end:
The end of a loved one's life,
The end of being called someone's wife,
The end of being part of two,
And beginning the part of me without you.
Finding my way on the road ahead,
Sometimes I'm so filled with dread.
But then I stop, to think and pause,
And see this fear just has no cause.
I'll start my path forward today:
Slowly, bravely, but on my way.

Joan "Even though "Beginnings" was written more than ten years ago, it takes on new meaning in my life right now."