I AM

I AM

I am the summation of all who have passed on, 

all I have met and all I admire... 

I am brushed with days and years gone by, 

of friends who left and those who have stayed, 

of places I've lived and places I've visited. 

I am the summation of the books I've read, 

the craft I have done, 

the sunrises and sunsets I have seen, 

the babbling brook and the raging sea.

I am the summation of tears shed

of laughter shared,

of long winter evenings

and the blissful days of spring. 

I am the petals of fragrant roses

and inviting fruits.

I am brushed with death, and tears, 

of life and joy..

I am the past and the present

I am the future..

I am me.

(c) Crissouli