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{Straight From the Heart} *Storms Never Last* 1/19/01

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Storms Never Last

By Cheri Lee Funk

As I sit on the beach today I am reminded of a poem a friend of
mine wrote. It is titled Storms Never Last. And as I sit her today,
I just hope and pray she is right. Storms come but they also go.
I try to remember that if we never have the storms we surely
wouldn't appreciate the sun as much.

Personally, I have always been someone who basks in the sun. I
think that is because there have been many storms in my life. So
whenever just a little ray of sun shines through, I grab it and hold
it close. Sometimes I really believe that if I hold it and I care for
it and I give it just what it needs it will grow into a huge sunbeam
that will light my path and warm me for many days to come. And
then sometimes after holding it and caring for it, I find it was just
a little glimmer that soon fades.

But I know that if I had never grabbed hold of it in the first place
there wouldn't have been that bright warm glow in my heart and
in my life. Though I would have liked for it to stay longer and not
fade away, I realize its time has gone. So I need to be happy for
the time it was here and thankful for it kept me warm and made
me happy even if only for a little while.

As I look into the sky today, there are clouds on the horizon and
the sunbeam has faded and left me for now. But I will carry it
around in my heart to take out on those days when I need a
reminder, like today, that Storms Never Last.

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I am currently living in a beautiful little beach town on the East coast
called Southport and spend my days sitting at the beach and writing poetry
and short essays.

Here is the poem:

Storms Never Last
I hear thunder in the distance
Something strange is in the air
A cold wind is blowing
Like a whisper through my hair.

The sun turns to darkness
The sky as black as night
My blood runs colder
A feeling of inner fright.

Icy breezes like fingertips
Brush against my face
I pray this storm passes quickly
And never leaves a trace.

I believe deep in my heart
As my mind recalls the past
The sun soon will shine again.
Storms never last.

Corky Ferguson, Copyright 1999
corky5@urec.net
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