A Life Lived

A Life Lived

Not long ago in my innocence

When as I laughed and played

Life as it was lived, was oh, such fun

Fun in the sun as I played with everyone

My being here, came on the scene

Just knew that I came, had a name

Loved to play here, game after game

Such was a time for me, so free

Such abandonment, without a care

Shows itself with me everywhere

Can you hear laughter that filled the air 

Not knowing how I came to be 

A spirit controlled me, guiding in my innocence

Protecting, even when I didn't know

Hands would lead me in safe paths

Even when I venture out knowing not where I go

Dare would I to reason, such childlike restlessness mixed with folly

Bearing fruit in my youth, my innocent jolly

As reason matured as all else with time

How blessed am I to have you as mine

Can't live without you, because of you I came

Planted in a womb from your thought 

Fashioned with care to be molded into this

In you my being moved and took shape

How can I escape such love and care

Your presence in me, without, is everywhere

Soon my heart despair to see much change here

The nature of time taking its toll

A body of clay, once fashioned from earth

Where I returned, despite reason, status

Into wealth or poverty whence I was born

In me a clock ticks, my body knows it

It lives towards it, it dies, prepares me for it

From this life, one day to be torn

Grown now I am, did I follow the plan

Destined for me, choice given making me free

No sooner lived, it's ready to be laid down

Too soon, some I knew, gone too soon

Just as I didn't know and had no part 

Once again when laid down, will be as from the start

Oh how I wished forever to be here

Yet a voice reminds me from yonder there

A better life than this one lived

Awaits, it beckons me to come

Come and live forever here

It will be well when this is laid down 

For I didn't put it together before

Must not this awareness give me comfort 

A greater than I knows what's best

With joyful obedience I follow along

That not long from now I will find rest

Rest in thee, to be again, more beautiful

Having that so glorious, eyes have not seen

Ears have not heard, waiting to be bestowed  

I will know what it is in the sweet by and by

It will be a life, can't wait to be lived