Even If It Takes A Lifetime

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EVEN IF IT TAKES A LIFETIME

By Brother Nicanor P. Tiosen

If it takes a lifetime

to realize a dream

never would I give up

though it may cause some pain.

If it takes a lifetime

to reach the goal

I will keep on going to the end -

rising up, every time I fall

If it takes a lifetime

to find lasting happiness

then would I not be surprised at all

should a beautiful day be shrouded in mist

If it takes a lifetime

gladly would I wait

for a wonderful promise

of a love that’s so great

Sweet success does not come overnight, I know.

But I’ll watch each spring from the ground and grow.

I’ll patiently hope for its fruit midst dirt and grime,

even if it takes a lifetime.

(1997 Editor’s Choice Award

The National Library of Poetry

Owing Mills, Maryland

Included in the anthology “The Glow Within”)