A Question of When
By John Herlihy

We are waiting;
It’s only a question of when.

When the sea becomes the sky;
When the day takes over the night;
When the night steals away the day;
When the future disappears into the past;
When the mystery becomes the revelation;
When the secret finds the source;
When feelings of peace infuse the soul;
When eternity becomes the moment;
When the life becomes a destiny;
When despair turns into hope;
when the stranger becomes the friend;
When loneliness becomes love;
When the heat becomes fire;
When the wings become like wind;
When the drum echoes thunderous sound;
When the rose becomes a scent;
When a smile becomes a gift;
When the song becomes a prayer;
When the extended hand helps another;
When a finger to the lips signals silence;
When a hush becomes a peace;
When the heart beat becomes life’s rhythm.

We are no longer waiting,
When has become now.