Prompt: How do you stay resilient in hard times?

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Resilience

When skies turn grey and tempests brew,
And shadows stretch to swallow light,
Remember what is deep and true:
The day returns to end the night.

Stand firm upon the steady ground,
Though bitter winds may seek to sway;
In quiet breaths, your strength is found,
To help you face another day.

Do not be glass that breaks in strain,
But like the willow, soft and wise;
To bend beneath the driving rain,
Then rise again to greet the skies.

One step, one moment, nothing more,
A rhythmic pulse against the strife;
You’ve walked the path you walked before,
And carved your heart into this life.

So gather up the scattered coals,
And kindle warmth against the chill;
For resilient are the tempered souls
Who hold their ground, and tremble still.

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