Chicken Soup For The Soul- Redone

I Hope

I hope you surf the waves in from the

Ocean, big and small

I hope you watch the sunset,

From a mountain straight and tall.

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I hope you sing a song to all the angels,

Loud and clear.

I hope you'll always try new things,

Never giving in to fear.

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I hope you fall in love,

With one who makes your world go round.

I hope that if you fall out,

Your feet stay on the ground.

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I hope that you can understand,

That true love waits for you.

That you may have to wait awhile,

But when it comes it will be true.

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I hope you feel the sand,

Hot on your toes on summers day.

I hope you learn that sandals,

Help to keep the pain away.

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I hope you find a rainbow,

And realize it was worth the rain.

I hope that through your journey,

You'll learn to balance smiles with pain.

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I hope that you will realize,

Life isn't always on your side.

I hope you know when hope is lost,

In me you can confide.

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I hope that your glowing smile,

Brings someone out of gloom.

I hope you taste your life,

With more than just a spoon.

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I hope that when you're lost,

You are also one to find.

And I hope that your hand,

Never grows too big for mine.

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I hope you watch the stars shoot by,

Upon a grassy hill.

I hope you know I love you,

Always have and always will.

-Laura O'Neill