All we ever lived

Today there is some sadness in my heart

About things gone by

Things that I can never change

Things that I would have done differently

If then I knew what I know today

But as I let this sadness in

I see that actually everything

Is just as it was meant to be

We do not get to see too far ahead

And sometimes we ARE given more that we can take

And at others as a result it is not only hearts that break

But other things

And as we sit amongst the wreckage

Turning over the broken pieces

Lets be gentle with the shards

Remembering tenderly we did our very best

And so did they

And even though sometimes the pain will not easily go away

If we can just bear with it for another day

In time and with grace our perspective will shift

To embrace the totality in light and shade

Of all we ever lived