Hope does not disappoint

Thank you for Hope

that springs

without a reason

all unexpectedly

and out of season.

When dust and doubt

quite dominate the scene,

and hot tears fall

for things that

might have been,

Self - pity almost has me

in her power.

It´s then unheralded,

Hope comes to flower.

When Hope invades the heart

Self - pity goes,

and barren deserts

blossom as the rose

                     John Gowans