Hope - The Gentle Lionheart

Hope draws breath

With each beat of mortal heart

And by design rousts upbeat embers

From life’s ashes of despair.

Gently at first,

Then with resolute kick start,

Delivers final blow to gloom

And wakes lion-hearted soul

With bold trumpet blare.

© Ilija Lukić 2024

During the bleakest days of midwinter, the annual flowering of our Christmas Cactus serves as gentle yet lionhearted reminder of the indomitable human spirit in search of brighter tomorrows.

Gentle Lionheart

(Schlumbergera truncata aka Christmas Cactus)