Hope

Does the tiger Think to catch his prey?
Or the tortise Wish to fly?
Does the jungle ape Dream great dreams?
Do the panthers climb to look and Sigh?

Do Shadows come
without a Light?
Will there be Day
without a Night?

For with gifts and blessings comes also a curse,
Like age or knowledge, like a brand new purse.

Do young cows Cry when the grass is gone?
Do the bluebirds Weep when their nest is torn?
Does the beetle Worry about its young?
Do dogs even Care when they leave their dung?

For where there's Joy,
there's also Pain;
Where there's Sun,
Shall there be Rain.

To Wonder, to Dream;
To Worry, to Weep.
With Hope comes Despair,
With Waking comes Sleep.