Sunrise Sunset

Hi,

You'll see my first oil-painting, entitled "Sunrise Sunset". This is the beginning of my art journey..... I've written a poem to go with this painting. This is 'food for your thots'....

"Sunrise Sunset"

"Sunrise sunset, sunrise sunset....
Wonder who created the sun and the earth?
Why does the sun have to rise and then set?
What if the sun refuses to rise?
The curtain of rays cannot roll in while the sun stands still,
We will live in darkness without sunrise sunset.
Who commands when the sun must rise and when it is to set?
Who determines when our life begins and when it will end?"

"God is fair - He gives each one of us the same hours a day, not a minute more or a minute less.
Are we going through the motion from sunrise to sunset?
Too busy to pause - thanking Him for each sunrise and sunset.
What if tomorrow is our last sunrise and sunset will not come?
Would we ever wonder what we have done with our life -
Is our dream fulfilled and our goal met?
Regret for not living to the fullest in every sunrise sunset."

"Whether we are strong or weak, happy or sad;
Going through mundane chores or challenges ahead;
Recuperating from ailment or mourning a loss,
The sun will rise and the sun will set.
But God's mercy is new every morning -
His grace is sufficient for today and will replenish for tomorrow.
Thank God for every sunrise sunset, sunrise sunset....."

(this painting was done in January 2004 and the poem was written in November 2004 when I was recuperating from my right eye operation.)