From Here to There

The road that we travel

brings us our life.

Imparting its knowledge

and showing its strife.

Its pathway leads from our birth

to the present.

Often to places

we should circumvent.

It will bring some sadness

and often pure joy.

I seem to have learned this

when I was a boy.

But the road offers twists

and turns with each day.

Changing our hopes and our plans

on its way.

We meet up with others

along the same road.

Sharing our wisdom

sharing our load.

We strengthen each other

give our spirits a lift.

That's why we've met

yes, to give a great gift.

Sometimes to receive

and sometimes to give.

For that is our purpose

as long as we live.

These gifts we can use now

to show us the way.

Along our life's road

to our last resting day.