Kaleidoscope

The first shimmering moment of life,
like a diamond in the sea,
glittering in the noonday sun,
brightly lit and glowing flame,
a brand new name, a shinning light,
then gentle twist and darkest night
comes for the first time,
then happy rhymes and gentle songs,
hearts that belong until one stands alone,
from brightest dawn to deepest dusk,
from morning sun to twilight dreams,
fantastic schemes, and lives that
sometimes go awry, and such shining hopes,
such sudden turns from bright to dark from
from grim to grand from joy to sorrow,
always waiting for tomorrow and a twist
of fate. a ray of hope....with the sleight
of hand, the alteration of all life's schemes
and all its scope....all with one tiny turn
of life's kaleidoscope.