Poem Of A Lifetime

I hope it's spring that I'll first see The naked light of day, When God may grant me one more life To wash my sins away. And pray, I do, my first few years Are filled with love and care. And hope, I do, my mom and dad Will always be right there. I wish that when I come to be A teenage soul again, I hope that I may find someone To someday be my friend. And when I get to be grown up, A woman, or a man; I hope to love each one as much As any other can. And then if I, when older still, Find fortune and/or fame; I pray that I shall not forget When friends might call my name. And if, by chance, the winds of life Bring sorrows to my door; I hope that I'll not turn from Him As I have done before. It's then, when I have lived enough To know His name to call; I may just come to see my life As worthwhile after all. And just before I make my way To that celestial shore; I hope that God will say, 'Enough, You shall return no more.'