(not)

What are windows all about?

She said for looking out;

I said for looking in;

I asked, with a wondering grin,

What she saw from inside;

Unhesitating, she replied,

"I see the works some shining knight

Has done to fill my life with light:

A castle wall with sturdy gates

Keeping out life’s fears and hates,

A palace garden all arrayed

With splendid scenes his hands have made—

A million treats out there abide

That make me glad I live inside."

Finishing, she turned to me,

"Looking in, what do you see?"

Said I, "A warm and cozy nest,

A hearth with caring surely blest,

Walls that ring with laughter’s sound,

Rooms where joys, not woes, abound,

A welcome place where best friends live,

An atmosphere most positive,

Love and hope and family;

The crucible of better worlds to be;

But best of all, to be true,

I see happiness; I see you."


                                                                     ©2000 J. G. Braddock Sr.

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