Life is like a kaleidoscope:
never predictable, constantly changing.
Just when things start coming into focus
everything changes.
When the view becomes
a thing of breathtaking beauty
and you marvel
at your accomplishment,
the tiniest jolt
throws it all off balance
and the picture changes completely.
You can never go back.
No matter how hard you try
nothing is ever quite exactly
what you had before.
But, as you move
through the ever-changing scenes
there will be just as many
awe-inspiring moments
as there are disappointments,
and in the end,
it will all have been worth it.
may 2003